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North Carolina bill would protect conscientious objections to vaccine mandates

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North Carolina's 2025-2026 session has bills to protect conscientious objection to vaccine mandates, expand access to certified professional midwives, allow raw milk consumption, and pass a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act. All are still in committee.

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Bills in North Carolina
SupportS964Introduced

Expand access to doulas, midwives, and birth centers

Addresses expanded access to doulas and midwives and birth center licensure. In the Senate Rules Committee.

More birth options give families real choice.

Last action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 4, 2026)
Home birth & midwifery
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SupportH135 / H134Introduced

Label lab-grown meat

Addresses misbranding of cell-cultured meat. Referred to the House Commerce Committee.

Consumers deserve to know whether their meat was grown in a lab.

Last action: Re-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development (Apr 29, 2025)
Food freedom
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SupportH803Introduced

Require 3-year FDA approval for new childhood vaccines

Addresses a three-year FDA approval period for new childhood vaccines. Referred to the House Health Committee.

Families deserve a longer safety record before new vaccines are required for children.

Last action: Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (Apr 8, 2025)
Medical freedomVaccine injury
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SupportH776Introduced

NC Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Would enact a North Carolina Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In the House Rules Committee.

Government should not burden the free exercise of faith without a compelling reason.

Last action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (Apr 7, 2025)
Religious freedom
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SupportH609Introduced

Allow raw milk consumption

Provides an option for raw milk consumption. In the House Rules Committee.

Families should be free to buy raw milk directly from farmers they trust.

Last action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (Apr 1, 2025)
Food freedom
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SupportS617 / H495Introduced

Expand access to certified professional midwives

The Accessing Certified Professional Midwives Act. In the Senate Rules Committee.

Families should be free to choose a certified professional midwife and home birth.

Last action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Mar 26, 2025)
Home birth & midwifery
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SupportH380Introduced

Protect conscientious objection to vaccine mandates

Addresses conscientious objections to vaccine mandates. Referred to the House Health Committee.

No one should be forced to choose between their conscience and a mandate.

Last action: Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (Mar 13, 2025)
Medical freedomReligious freedom
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SupportH89Introduced

University Vaccination Freedom Act

Addresses vaccination freedom at universities. Referred to the House Health Committee.

Students should not have to accept a vaccine to get an education.

Last action: Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (Feb 11, 2025)
Bodily autonomyMedical freedom
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