A new bill filed by State Sen. Bobby Hanig in the North Carolina Senate seeks to ensure every public school employs a full-time nurse to support student health and education, according to the North Carolina State Senate.
The bill, filed as SB 360 on March 20 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Healthy Students – A Nurse in Every School.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, the bill mandates that each school within North Carolina’s public school system, including charter, regional, and laboratory schools, must employ at least one full-time, permanent school nurse starting in the 2025-26 school year. To support this requirement, the bill appropriates $95 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the fiscal year 2025-26. This funding is intended to increase the number of school nurse positions and must supplement, not replace, existing funds already designated for school nurses. The measure emphasizes the importance of school nurses for the health and educational success of students. The act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
A related bill, HB 464, was also filed in the North Carolina House, introduced by Rep. Cynthia Ball (and three others) on March 19, 2025.
Of the three sponsors of this bill, Hanig proposed the most bills (38) during the 2025 regular session.
Bills in North Carolina follow a multi-step process before becoming law. A lawmaker starts by filing a bill, which is assigned to a committee for review. The bill must be read three times in each chamber. If one chamber changes the bill after the other passes it, both must agree on the final version. Once both chambers approve the same bill, it goes to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if the legislature is not in session) to sign, veto, or let it become law without a signature.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
Hanig, a Republican, was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2025 to represent the state’s 1st Senate district, replacing previous state senator Norman Sanderson.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hanig, Gale Adcock, and Ralph Hise | SB 360 | 03/20/2025 | Healthy Students – A Nurse in Every School. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 359 | 03/20/2025 | Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 363 | 03/20/2025 | DST Technical Corrections/Admin. Changes 2025.-AB |
| Bobby Hanig, Benton G. Sawrey, and Brad Overcash | SB 376 | 03/20/2025 | Increase Funding to State Auditor. |
| Bobby Hanig and Amy S. Galey | SB 333 | 03/19/2025 | Prohibit Illegal Accreditation Requirements. |
| Bobby Hanig, Amy S. Galey, and Norman W. Sanderson | SB 300 | 03/17/2025 | NC REACH Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Dana Jones, and Ralph Hise | SB 302 | 03/17/2025 | The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Gale Adcock, and Kevin Corbin | SB 286 | 03/13/2025 | NC Board of Nursing Licensure Fees. |
| Bobby Hanig, Timothy D. Moffitt, and Tom McInnis | SB 291 | 03/13/2025 | Regulation of Short-Term Rentals. |
| Bobby Hanig, Bob Brinson, and Todd Johnson | SB 276 | 03/12/2025 | Study Residual Property Market Mechanisms. |
| Bobby Hanig and Kevin Corbin | SB 278 | 03/12/2025 | The Smart Heart Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Kevin Corbin, and Paul Newton | SB 179 | 02/26/2025 | Partnership with Voices Together. |
| Bobby Hanig and Carl Ford | SB 193 | 02/26/2025 | Update Register of Deeds’ Supp. Pension Fund. |
| Bobby Hanig and Dana Jones | SB 162 | 02/25/2025 | Shared Parenting. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 135 | 02/24/2025 | Expand Homestead Exclusion Inc. Elig. Limit. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 143 | 02/24/2025 | Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 144 | 02/24/2025 | Requirements for Operating Public Cold Baths. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 147 | 02/24/2025 | Teacher License Reciprocity. |
| Bobby Hanig, Gale Adcock, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 110 | 02/17/2025 | North Carolina Work and Save. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 95 | 02/13/2025 | Promote NC Sawmills. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 85 | 02/12/2025 | Regulate Body Piercing in North Carolina. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 89 | 02/12/2025 | AEDs and CPR in Schools. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 91 | 02/12/2025 | Newborn Safety Devices. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 92 | 02/12/2025 | Released Time Education Act. |
| Bobby Hanig and Carl Ford | SB 93 | 02/12/2025 | Portability of Leave/Charter Schools. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 57 | 02/05/2025 | Workers’ Comp/Pay for Hearing Aids & Glasses. |
| Bobby Hanig, Eddie D. Settle, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 58 | 02/05/2025 | AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 35 | 01/30/2025 | Modify Local Workforce Development Board. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 37 | 01/30/2025 | Hertford County Rural Development Authority. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 38 | 01/30/2025 | Hertford County Economic Development. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 10 | 01/29/2025 | Mobile Drivers Licenses. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 11 | 01/29/2025 | Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Multiple Counties. |
| Bobby Hanig, Ralph Hise, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 14 | 01/29/2025 | Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 15 | 01/29/2025 | Adopt Bottlenose Dolphin/State Marine Mammal. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 19 | 01/29/2025 | Various Environmental Amendments. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 20 | 01/29/2025 | Prohibiting Certain Mass Balloon Releases. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 27 | 01/29/2025 | Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Multiple Counties. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 9 | 01/29/2025 | 1st Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
