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North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee
Coverage of North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee in the Nexus archive.
- NC senators advance bill shifting involuntary commitment evaluations to jails
North Carolina senators advanced House Bill 1104, which shifts psychiatric evaluations for suspects in custody from emergency rooms to jails. The bill aims to address safety concerns in hospitals and aligns with Iryna’s Law, which increased pretrial detentions and psychiatric assessments.
- NC Senate committee advances bill banning unauthorized public camping
The North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee has approved the Prohibit Unauthorized Camping Act, which would ban camping or sleeping on government property without authorization. The bill allows local governments to designate areas for camping up to one year and includes exemptions for car sleeping and designated recreational camping, enforced by the Department of Labor.