North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S641: Reenact Child Tax Credit.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to reenact the child tax credit.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REENACT THE CHILD TAX CREDIT. Whereas, North Carolina is a pro-family, pro-child State; and Whereas, decades of research documents the benefits of a refundable child tax credit, including improved health, educational outcomes, and even higher future earnings potential for children in claiming families; and Whereas, the cost of childcare is prohibitively expensive for low- and moderate-income families, forcing a choice between working to afford basics or caring for children; and Whereas, the cost of raising a child is causing many families to opt out of having children altogether; and Whereas, no family or individual should ever have to sacrifice parenthood because it is too expensive; and Whereas, the State's birth rate is falling, and it is in the economic interest of the State to incentivize raising children for those who want this option; and Whereas, the State of North Carolina has over 388,000 children living in poverty; and Whereas, the expansion of the child tax credit during the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant force in reducing child poverty to a historic low; Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 105-153.10 is reenacted as it existed immediately before its expiration and reads as rewritten: "§ 105-153.10. Credit for children. (a) Credit. - A taxpayer who is allowed a …
Sponsors
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42) · primary sponsor
- Everitt, Terence (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Garrett, Michael (D, 27)
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: FAMILY ISSUES, Higher education-research funding., COUNTIES; Jackson, MINORS, PUBLIC, TAXATION
Common questions
- What is S641?
- S641 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Reenact Child Tax Credit.
- What does S641 do?
- In its own words: An act to reenact the child tax credit.
- What is the status of S641?
- In committee as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored S641?
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S641?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S641
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