North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1034: Fund Drug Treatment/Mental Health Courts.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act appropriating funds to create and support local judicially managed accountability and recovery costs.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT LOCAL JUDICIALLY MANAGED ACCOUNTABILITY AND RECOVERY COSTS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts the sum of four million two hundred thousand dollars ($4,200,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to create and sustain local judicially managed accountability and recovery courts authorized by Article 62 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes, including drug treatment courts and other local judicially managed accountability and recovery courts exempted from the requirements of that Article pursuant to G.S. 7A-802. The courts funded by this section shall primarily serve individuals diagnosed with alcoholism or other substance use and dependency disorders that are defendants in the criminal justice system. Among other functions, these courts shall recommend treatment plans for individuals served by these courts and shall monitor the progress of the individuals receiving treatment while the individuals remain under the jurisdiction of these courts. SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts the sum of four million two hundred thousand dollars ($4,200,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to facilitate the creation and funding of new …
Sponsors
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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: BUDGETING, MENTAL HEALTH, JUDICIAL DEPT., HEALTH SERVICES, COURTS, AOC, PUBLIC, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Common questions
- What is S1034?
- S1034 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Fund Drug Treatment/Mental Health Courts.
- What does S1034 do?
- In its own words: An act appropriating funds to create and support local judicially managed accountability and recovery costs.
- What is the status of S1034?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1034?
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1034?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1034
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