A new bill filed by State Rep. Renée A. Price in the North Carolina House seeks to enable direct support professionals to live permanently in group homes to improve client support, according to the North Carolina State House.
The bill, filed as HB 743 on April 2 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Allow Live-In DSPs in Group Homes.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill mandates the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR), to create rules that allow direct support professionals to permanently live in group homes where they provide care, specifically in facilities licensed under 10A NCAC 27G .5601(c)(3). This initiative aims to enhance support for the clients in these homes by enabling live-in care provision. DHSR is required to report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services by September 30, 2025, detailing the progress in implementing these changes and suggesting any additional legislative adjustments needed. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Of the four sponsors of this bill, Donna McDowell White proposed the most bills (32) 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.
Prince graduated from Tufts University with a BA.
Prince, a Democrat, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2023 to represent the state’s 50th House district, replacing previous state representative Graig R. Meyer.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renée A. Price, Allen Buansi, Donna McDowell White, and Sarah Crawford | HB 743 | 04/02/2025 | Allow Live-In DSPs in Group Homes. |
| Renée A. Price, Carolyn G. Logan, Garland E. Pierce, and Kanika Brown | HB 662 | 04/01/2025 | Support the State Highway Patrol. |
| Renée A. Price, Abe Jones, Julia Greenfield, and Marcia Morey | HB 589 | 03/31/2025 | The Second Look Act. |
| Renée A. Price, B. Ray Jeffers, James Roberson, and Rodney D. Pierce | HB 601 | 03/31/2025 | Funds for Facilities of DAV Organizations. |
| Renée A. Price, Allen Buansi, Frank Iler, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 513 | 03/25/2025 | Strengthen Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. |
| Renée A. Price, Carla D. Cunningham, Julie von Haefen, and Lindsey Prather | HB 500 | 03/24/2025 | NC Adopt ERA. |
| Renée A. Price, Howard Penny, Jr., and Kanika Brown | HB 457 | 03/19/2025 | Increase Small County Funding. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 458 | 03/19/2025 | Improve Enforcement/Migrant Housing. |
| Renée A. Price | HB 409 | 03/17/2025 | Funds for Caswell County Vol. Fire Department. |
| Renée A. Price, Allen Buansi, B. Ray Jeffers, and Zack Hawkins | HB 416 | 03/17/2025 | Funds for Boys & Girls Clubs. |
| Renée A. Price and Allen Buansi | HB 391 | 03/12/2025 | More APS Staff to Address Elder Abuse. |
| Renée A. Price, Donna McDowell White, Howard Penny, Jr., and Robert T. Reives, II | HB 363 | 03/11/2025 | Reg. Public Trans. Authority Service Area. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Maria Cervania | HB 303 | 03/05/2025 | Make Corporations Pay What They Owe. |
| Renée A. Price, Bryan Cohn, Frances Jackson, PhD, and Marcia Morey | HB 267 | 03/03/2025 | Expunging Certain Eviction Records. |
| Renée A. Price, James Roberson, and Maria Cervania | HB 248 | 02/27/2025 | Live/Work Exemption for One-Family Dwellings. |
| Renée A. Price, Donnie Loftis, Edward C. Goodwin, and Nasif Majeed | HB 254 | 02/27/2025 | Adopt Tuskegee Airmen Day. |
| Renée A. Price | HB 233 | 02/26/2025 | Funds for Town of Milton. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 207 | 02/25/2025 | Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 178 | 02/24/2025 | Budgeting Accountability and Transparency. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 180 | 02/24/2025 | Fiscally Responsible & Sustainable Budgeting. |
| Renée A. Price, Marcia Morey, Pricey Harrison, and Tracy Clark | HB 166 | 02/21/2025 | Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives. |
| Renée A. Price, Allen Buansi, Pricey Harrison, and Tim Longest | HB 131 | 02/13/2025 | Reenact Solar Energy Tax Credit. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Maria Cervania, and Pricey Harrison | HB 78 | 02/10/2025 | Prohibit LEO w/ICE Churches/Schools/Hospitals. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Maria Cervania, and Pricey Harrison | HB 80 | 02/10/2025 | Prohibit LEO w/ICE at Farm/Construct. Sites. |
| Renée A. Price and Allen Buansi | HB 51 | 02/04/2025 | SchCalFlex/Orange,CH-Car,Caswell/CC & Assmnts. |
