GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 89
Short Title: University Vaccination Freedom Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Gable, Almond, Kidwell, and Tyson (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Health, if favorable, Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
February 11, 2025
*H89-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT REPEALING IMM UNIZATION REQUIREMEN TS FOR PERSONS WHO 2
ATTEND A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN NORTH CAROLINA. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. This act shall be known as "The University Vaccination Freedom Act." 5
SECTION 2. G.S. 130A-154(b) reads as rewritten: 6
"(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person who received 7
immunizations in a state other than North Carolina shall present an official certificate or record 8
of immunization to the child care facility, school (K-12), or college or university. facility or 9
school (K-12) of attendance. This certificate or record shall state the person's name, address, date 10
of birth, and sex; the type and number of doses of administered vaccine; the dates of the first 11
MMR and the last DTP and polio; the name and address of the physician or local health 12
department administering the required immunization; and other relevant information required by 13
the Commission." 14
SECTION 3. G.S. 130A-157 reads as rewritten: 15
"ยง 130A-157. Religious exemption. 16
If the bona fide religious beliefs of an adult or the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis 17
of a child are contrary to the immunization requirements contained in this Chapter, the adult or 18
the child shall be exempt from the requirements. Upon submission of a written statement of the 19
bona fide religious beliefs and opposition to the immunization requirements, the person may 20
attend the college, university, school or facility without presenting a certificate of immunization." 21
SECTION 4. G.S. 130A-155.1 is repealed. 22
SECTION 5. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 23
the 2026-2027 academic year. 24