North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S956: Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations.
Status: Introduced, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act appropriating funds to the department of commerce for various purposes; revising the composition and duties of the advisory council on rare diseases; transferring the council to the department of health and human services; appropriating funds to the department of health and human services to cover the operating expenses of the council; allowing certain water and sewer economic development projects; and creating the life science and biomanufacturing technologies reserve fund.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES; REVISING THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RARE DISEASES; TRANSFERRING THE COUNCIL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO COVER THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE COUNCIL; ALLOWING CERTAIN WATER AND SEWER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; AND CREATING THE LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES RESERVE FUND. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. ONE NORTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be allocated to the One North Carolina Small Business Account established in G.S. 143B-437.71. PART II. NORTH CAROLINA BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER APPROPRIATION SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (the Center) the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to support life science company funding, university technology development, workforce development, and economic development programs administered by the Center. PART III. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RARE DISEASES SECTION 3.1. Part 6 of Article 1B of Chapter 130A of the …
Sponsors
- Sawrey, Benton G. (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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: NAMED LAWS, COUNCILS, INFRASTRUCTURE, COUNCIL OF STATE, BUDGETING, MANUFACTURING, EMPLOYMENT, COUNTIES
Common questions
- What is S956?
- S956 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations.
- What does S956 do?
- In its own words: An act appropriating funds to the department of commerce for various purposes; revising the composition and duties of the advisory council on rare diseases; transferring the council to the department of health and human services; appropriating funds to the department of health and human services to cover the operating expenses of the council; allowing certain water and sewer economic development projects; and creating the life science and biomanufacturing technologies reserve fund.
- What is the status of S956?
- Introduced as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored S956?
- Sawrey, Benton G. (R, 10), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S956?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S956
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