North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1115: GSC Advance Health Care Planning Documents.
Status: In committee, June 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act to modify the general statutes regarding health care powers of attorney, advance health care directives, and advance instructions for mental health treatment based, in part, on proposals in the uniform health-care decisions act, as recommended by the general statutes commission.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE GENERAL STATUTES REGARDING HEALTH CARE POWERS OF ATTORNEY, ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES, AND ADVANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT BASED, IN PART, ON PROPOSALS IN THE UNIFORM HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS ACT, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. FINDINGS SECTION 1. The General Statutes Commission, pursuant to its charge under G.S. 164-13, finds that the adoption of certain proposals in the 2023 Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act would improve the laws of this State. Among these proposals is simplifying execution requirements for health care powers of attorney, advance health care directives ("living wills"), and advance instructions for mental health treatment. The Commission further finds that House Bill 349, 2025 Regular Session, would simplify execution requirements for health care powers of attorney and advance health care directives ("living wills"), two of the three documents for which the General Statutes Commission recommends simplifying execution requirements. In addition to making technical corrections, this act in its entirety provides for all recommendations of the General Statutes Commission resulting from its consideration of the 2023 Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. Parts II and III of this act would ensure the enactment of all of the Commission's recommendations if House Bill 349 does or does not become law. PART I-A. …
Sponsors
- Davis, Ted (R, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 06/09/2026
- : Withdrawn From Cal
- : Placed On Cal For 06/03/2026
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
Votes
- General Statutes Commission Advance Health Care Planning Documents. Second Reading (June 9, 2026): 115 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES, HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC, POWER OF ATTORNEY
Common questions
- What is H1115?
- H1115 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): GSC Advance Health Care Planning Documents.
- What does H1115 do?
- In its own words: An act to modify the general statutes regarding health care powers of attorney, advance health care directives, and advance instructions for mental health treatment based, in part, on proposals in the uniform health-care decisions act, as recommended by the general statutes commission.
- What is the status of H1115?
- In committee as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1115?
- Davis, Ted (R, 20).
- Where is the official record for H1115?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1115
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