North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1138: Aging With Dignity Act.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act promoting aging with dignity by strengthening home- and community-based care; improving long-term care oversight; supporting family caregivers and the geriatric workforce; appropriating funds for strategic state investments to meet the needs of north carolina's growing senior population; and reestablishing a study commission on aging.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROMOTING AGING WITH DIGNITY BY STRENGTHENING HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE; IMPROVING LONG-TERM CARE OVERSIGHT; SUPPORTING FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND THE GERIATRIC WORKFORCE; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC STATE INVESTMENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NORTH CAROLINA'S GROWING SENIOR POPULATION; AND REESTABLISHING A STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS SECTION 1.1. The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) North Carolina's population aged 65 and older is growing rapidly and is projected to exceed 2.4 million residents by 2030, significantly increasing demand for long-term services and supports. (2) Older adults overwhelmingly prefer to remain in their homes and communities when appropriate, yet access to home- and community-based services is limited by workforce shortages, long waitlists, geographic disparities, and administrative barriers. (3) Institutional long-term care is costly to individuals, families, and the State, while preventable hospitalizations, falls, medication-related injuries, and delayed discharges contribute to unnecessary Medicaid expenditures and strain the health care system. (4) North Carolina relies on a direct care workforce that experiences low wages, high turnover, limited career advancement opportunities, and growing shortages that threaten access to safe and timely care for older adults. (5) Family caregivers provide substantial unpaid care that reduces reliance on institutional care and public expenditures, yet frequently lack adequate financial …
Sponsors
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Pierce, Garland E. (D, 48) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Pittman, Dante (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92)
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PILOT PROGRAMS, BUDGETING, EMPLOYMENT, HOME HEALTH CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AGING, DHHS, CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is H1138?
- H1138 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Aging With Dignity Act.
- What does H1138 do?
- In its own words: An act promoting aging with dignity by strengthening home- and community-based care; improving long-term care oversight; supporting family caregivers and the geriatric workforce; appropriating funds for strategic state investments to meet the needs of north carolina's growing senior population; and reestablishing a study commission on aging.
- What is the status of H1138?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1138?
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1138?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1138
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.