North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1104: Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety.
Status: Signed into law, July 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act to improve the involuntary commitment process and increase public safety and to implement an inpatient capacity restoration program.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT PROCESS AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO IMPLEMENT AN INPATIENT CAPACITY RESTORATION PROGRAM. Whereas, the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety met six times during the 2025 to 2026 biennium, conducted meaningful work and engaged in productive discussion; and Whereas, the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety identified several areas needing further study and has made recommendations; Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND FURTHER STUDY SECTION 1.(a) The North Carolina Collaboratory (Collaboratory) shall study relevant statutes, judicial and clinical practices, and available technological resources to identify areas for systemic improvement in the involuntary commitment (IVC) process in the State. This study shall identify existing gaps in the State's current IVC process and shall provide specific recommendations to address or eliminate those gaps and ensure that individuals subject to involuntary commitment receive timely, data-driven, and accessible support. No later than December 1, 2026, the Collaboratory shall submit a progress report on the study, and no later than March 1, 2027, the Collaboratory shall submit a final report on the study, to the Joint Legislative Committee on Health and Human Services on the results of the study, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) A comprehensive evaluation of …
Sponsors
- Reeder, Timothy (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Miller, Charles W. (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Cotham (R) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92)
- Budd, Laura (D, 103)
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Carver, Todd (R, 95)
- Clark, Tracy (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-38
- : Signed by Gov. 7/6/2026
- : Pres. To Gov. 7/6/2026
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 07/01/2026
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Special Message Sent To House
Votes
- Improve Involuntary Commitment Process and Enhance Public Safety. M11 Concur (July 1, 2026): 105 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety. Second Reading (June 30, 2026): 45 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety. Amendment 1 (June 30, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Improve Involuntary Commitment Process and Enhance Public Safety. Second Reading (June 3, 2026): 100 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: MENTAL HEALTH, SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, JUDICIAL DEPT., DHHS, HEALTH SERVICES, COURTS, AOC, REPORTS
Common questions
- What is H1104?
- H1104 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety.
- What does H1104 do?
- In its own words: An act to improve the involuntary commitment process and increase public safety and to implement an inpatient capacity restoration program.
- What is the status of H1104?
- Signed into law as of July 7, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-38 (July 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1104?
- Reeder, Timothy (R, 9), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1104?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1104
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