North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1060: Milit. Sexual Trauma/Study Comm./Pilot Prog.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to establish the north carolina military sexual trauma study commission and to create a military sexual trauma support pilot program.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA STUDY COMMISSION AND TO CREATE A MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA SUPPORT PILOT PROGRAM. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Legislative Findings. - The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) Sexual assault and harassment within military populations undermines readiness, unit cohesion, survivor well-being, and family stability. (2) Members of the National Guard and other reserve components face distinct barriers due to part-time service, geographic dispersion, and transitions between State and federal duty status. (3) Access to trained response personnel is critical, particularly for geographically dispersed or isolated units. (4) Service members, veterans, and military families may experience difficulty navigating available military and civilian support systems. (5) North Carolina has a compelling State interest in supporting military-connected populations. (6) Establishing a State-level pilot program to connect survivors to existing providers while incorporating military-informed peer support and navigation will strengthen access to care, improve service utilizations, and inform future statewide implementation without duplicating existing services. SECTION 2. Definitions. - As used in this act, the following definitions apply: (1) Military sexual trauma. - Sexual assault or repeated threatening sexual harassment during military service. (2) Reserve components. - Defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101. SECTION 3.(a) Military Sexual Trauma Study Commission. - There is established …
Sponsors
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- 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- : Withdrawn From Com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: COUNSELING, PILOT PROGRAMS, BUDGETING, MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA COMN., DHHS, CONFIDENTIALITY, REPORTS, MILITARY AFFAIRS DEPT.
Common questions
- What is S1060?
- S1060 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Milit. Sexual Trauma/Study Comm./Pilot Prog.
- What does S1060 do?
- In its own words: An act to establish the north carolina military sexual trauma study commission and to create a military sexual trauma support pilot program.
- What is the status of S1060?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1060?
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1060?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1060
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