North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1193: Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act.
Status: Introduced, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act designating the month of november as marrow donation awareness month; directing the department of health and human services and the department of motor vehicles to raise awareness through public service announcements about bone marrow donation and bone marrow donation registries; and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services to conduct a public awareness campaign on marrow donation awareness month.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS MARROW DONATION AWARENESS MONTH; DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT BONE MARROW DONATION AND BONE MARROW DONATION REGISTRIES; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON MARROW DONATION AWARENESS MONTH. Whereas, there are thousands of persons across the United States with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma, as well as sickle cell disease and other diseases, who could benefit from receiving a lifesaving bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplant; and Whereas, the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) operates the "Be the Match Registry," and the first step to becoming a donor is to join this registry; and Whereas, all that is required to register with the NMDP is to complete the online form, order a registration kit, follow the instructions in the kit to collect a swab of cheek cells, and return the kit to the NMDP in order to determine any potential patient matches; and Whereas, a potential donor who matches a patient is asked to make either a bone marrow or PBSC donation; and Whereas, bone marrow donation is a surgical outpatient hospital procedure in …
Sponsors
- Liu, Ya (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Potts, Larry W. (R, 81) · primary sponsor
- Lambeth, Donny (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- Crawford, Sarah (D, 66) · primary sponsor
- Adams, Jay (R, 96)
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: NAMED LAWS, BUDGETING, ORGAN DONATIONS, CALENDAR, HEALTH EDUCATION, DHHS, HEALTH SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
Common questions
- What is H1193?
- H1193 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act.
- What does H1193 do?
- In its own words: An act designating the month of november as marrow donation awareness month; directing the department of health and human services and the department of motor vehicles to raise awareness through public service announcements about bone marrow donation and bone marrow donation registries; and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services to conduct a public awareness campaign on marrow donation awareness month.
- What is the status of H1193?
- Introduced as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1193?
- Liu, Ya (D, 21), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1193?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1193
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