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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina prohibits insurance discrimination against living organ donors, offers tax credits, and grants state employees paid donation leave
Last action · April 30, 2025: Re-ref Com On Finance (House action)Sponsors: Phil Shepard and 22 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Living organ and bone marrow donors in North Carolina gain protection from life, health, and disability insurance discrimination, a tax credit of up to $5,000 for unreimbursed donation expenses, and up to 30 days of paid leave for state employees starting in 2025.
Living donors face potential coverage denials or premium hikes and out-of-pocket expenses for lost wages and travel; this measure caps tax credits at $5,000 and requires insurers to disregard donor status while giving state workers up to a month of paid recovery time.
- Living donor protection laws have been enacted in numerous U.S. states to prevent life and health insurers from charging higher premiums or denying coverage to individuals who have donated organs. context
- North Carolina state employees operate under personnel policies set by the State Human Resources Commission and governed by Chapter 126 of the General Statutes. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Living organ donors
Living donors gain insurance protections against coverage denial or premium increases, qualify for a tax credit up to $5,000 for unreimbursed expenses, and state-employed donors receive paid leave.
Insurance companies
Insurers are prohibited from refusing coverage, altering pricing, or limiting health, life, disability, or long-term care policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
State employees and public school personnel
Eligible state, public school, and community college employees receive up to 30 days of paid leave for organ donation and seven days for bone marrow donation without exhausting sick or vacation time.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does living donor insurance protection apply to health, life, and disability policies?
What expenses are covered under the new live organ donation tax credit?
Are part-time state employees eligible for paid organ donation leave?
Do state employees have to use their sick or vacation leave before taking organ donation leave?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 30, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Finance
- Apr 30, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Apr 3, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Health, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 1, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Sponsors
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Discoveries
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Comprehensive Donor Support Across Multiple Domains
The bill coordinates protections across three distinct areas of state law: insurance regulation, individual income tax credits, and public sector employment benefits.
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Sources
www.ncleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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