North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1018: The HEAL Act.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to enact the healing through evidence-based access to lifesaving care act.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE HEALING THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED ACCESS TO LIFESAVING CARE ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Establishment of Fund. - The Breakthrough Therapies Research (BTR) Grant Fund is established as a nonreverting special fund in the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (Division). Funds shall be used to award two competitive BTR Grants to recipients for eligible research projects or studies, as outlined in this section. The funds shall be used by the recipient to pay for costs associated with an eligible research project or study, which is intended to last three years. For the purposes of this act, the term "breakthrough therapies" shall mean any drug that has been designated as a Breakthrough Therapy for which an expedited approval pathway has been granted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). SECTION 1.(b) Eligible Research Projects or Studies. - The Division shall accept applications in a timely fashion for the grant awards to be made no later than August 1, 2027. Applications are limited to federal medical or research entities and academic institutions located in this State with infrastructure and staff experience to support the research being funded under this act. All research must be conducted within …
Sponsors
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: MENTAL HEALTH, DHHS, HEALTH SERVICES, FUNDS & ACCOUNTS, PUBLIC, RESEARCH, TASK FORCES, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Common questions
- What is S1018?
- S1018 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): The HEAL Act.
- What does S1018 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact the healing through evidence-based access to lifesaving care act.
- What is the status of S1018?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1018?
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S1018?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1018
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