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North Carolina HouseSB 442

Parents Protection Act.

Failed 45–62Party-line

What it does: On the version voted Jun 23, 2025: Provides that parents or caregivers who raise or refer to a child consistent with the child's biological sex cannot face abuse or neglect findings on that basis alone, and bars adoption agencies from rejecting parents who do not support a child's gender transition. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: A3 Morey Second Reading

Amends the bill to extend its limits on abuse and neglect petitions and child-abuse charges to parents who raise a child supportively of gender transition, and to bar adoption agencies from denying or delaying placement based on adoptive parents' willingness to support transition. (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 45 · No 62 · Not voting 13

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats4304
Republicans1628
Other or unknown party101

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (120)

Yes 45

No 62

Not voting 13

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.