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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina appropriates $50 million for a diabetes research institute at UNC-Chapel Hill
Last action · February 21, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Lowery and 28 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina appropriates $50 million in nonrecurring state funds for the 2025-2026 to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to develop a diabetes research institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Allocates state tax revenue specifically toward constructing and establishing a new specialized medical research facility at the state's flagship public university, effective July 1, 2025.
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.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Receives $50 million in nonrecurring state funds to develop a new diabetes research institute.
Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina
Receives the appropriation from the General Fund to allocate to UNC-Chapel Hill.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- Funds are designated as nonrecurring.
- The appropriated funds are allocated to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop a diabetes research institute.
- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 21, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Feb 21, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 17, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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