North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H349: Modify HC POA/Adv Direct.
Status: In committee, June 25, 2026
What the bill says
An act updating requirements for health care powers of attorney and advance health care directives and authorizing the secretary of state to receive electronic filings of advance health care directives.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT UPDATING REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC FILINGS OF ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. HEALTH CARE POWERS OF ATTORNEY SECTION 1.1. G.S. 32A-16(6) reads as rewritten: "(6) Qualified witness. - Except as provided in G.S. 32A-16.1, a witness in whose presence the principal has executed the health care power of attorney, who believes the principal to be of sound mind, and who states that he or she (i) is meets all of the following criteria: a. The witness is not related within the third degree to the principal nor to the principal's spouse, (ii) does spouse. b. The witness does not know nor have a reasonable expectation that he or she would be entitled to any portion of the estate of the principal upon the principal's death under any existing will or codicil of the principal or under the Intestate Succession Act as it then provides, (iii) provides. c. The witness does not have a claim against any portion of the estate of the principal at the time of the principal's execution of the health care power of attorney. d. The witness is not the attending physician or mental health …
Sponsors
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Potts, Larry W. (R, 81) · primary sponsor
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56)
- Clark, Tracy (D, 57)
- Colvin, Mike (D, 42)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
- Jackson, Frances (D, 45)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Pickett, Ray (R, 93)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Regular Message Sent To House
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref Com On Judiciary
Votes
- Modify HC POA/Adv Direct. Second Reading (June 23, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Update Requirements/Advance Health Care Directives. Second Reading (April 15, 2025): 112 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COUNCIL OF STATE, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, KINDERGARTEN, ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT, HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES
Common questions
- What is H349?
- H349 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Modify HC POA/Adv Direct.
- What does H349 do?
- In its own words: An act updating requirements for health care powers of attorney and advance health care directives and authorizing the secretary of state to receive electronic filings of advance health care directives.
- What is the status of H349?
- In committee as of June 25, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (June 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H349?
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H349?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H349
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