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HB 1193

Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Jay Adams and 42 co-sponsors

Designates November as Marrow Donation Awareness Month and funds a public awareness campaign to educate NC residents about bone marrow donation and registries.

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Bill Summary · HB 1193

Summary of HB 1193 (2025 Session) – Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act

Purpose and Intent

  • Establishes November as Marrow Donation Awareness Month in North Carolina.
  • Aims to increase public understanding of bone marrow donation and registry participation.
  • Encourages residents to consider joining bone marrow registries (notably the Be the Match Registry operated by NMDP).

Key Provisions and Changes

Designation and Education

  • Designates the month of November each year as "Marrow Donation Awareness Month."

Public Awareness Campaign

  • Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to raise awareness about bone marrow donation and transplantation.
  • Requires DHHS to provide on its website a public service announcement (PSA) containing medically accurate information to help individuals decide whether to participate in local or national bone marrow donation registries.

Access and Distribution

  • Requires DHHS to supply the PSA to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
  • DMV must host the PSA on its website and display the PSA on monitors at DMV driver license offices statewide.

Funding

  • Allocates $100,000 in nonrecurring General Fund money to DHHS (Division of Public Health) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to conduct the public awareness campaign.

Effective Date

  • The act becomes effective July 1, 2026.

Who/What Is Affected

  • State agencies:
    • Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Responsible for creating and disseminating the PSA and leading the awareness campaign.
    • Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Hosts and displays the PSA statewide and on its website.
  • Public: North Carolina residents, particularly adults eligible to join bone marrow donation registries.
  • Funding: A one-time appropriation of $100,000 to support the awareness campaign.

Timeline and Procedural Aspects

  • Effective date: July 1, 2026.
  • Designation of November as Marrow Donation Awareness Month begins annually thereafter.
  • DHHS has until the 2026-2027 fiscal year to implement the awareness campaign funded by the appropriation.

Additional Context

  • The bill highlights the potential life-saving impact of bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplants for individuals with blood cancers (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma) and other diseases such as sickle cell disease.
  • It explains basic donation modalities (bone marrow donation vs. PBSC donation) and notes that medical costs for donation are typically covered by the NMDP/registry or the donor’s health insurance, with potential non-medical costs usually limited to time off work.

Sponsors and Referrals

  • Primary sponsor: Representative Liu.
  • Co-sponsors include Larry Potts, Sarah Crawford, Cynthia Ball, Ya Liu, and Donny Lambeth.

Overall, HB 1193 focuses on awareness-raising and education about marrow donation, with a targeted public-information campaign funded for implementation starting in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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