A new bill filed by State Rep. Timothy Reeder, MD in the North Carolina House seeks to improve North Carolina’s involuntary commitment process through a comprehensive review and recommendations, according to the North Carolina State House.
The bill, filed as HB 1104 on April 29 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘IVC and Public Safety Committee.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill directs the state Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Information Technology and the Administrative Office of the Courts to jointly study North Carolina’s involuntary commitment process and recommend systemic improvements. The agencies must evaluate legal and operational frameworks, focus on getting timely clinical data to judicial officers, and propose ways to improve legal and clinical outcomes. Required topics include training for judges and magistrates on community-based services, developing clinical workflows and bench cards, updating electronic forms to standardize data, and exploring increased data sharing with the E-Courts system, including a possible public dashboard. The bill takes effect when it becomes law.
Of the four sponsors of this bill, Tricia Ann Cotham proposed the most bills (54) 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.
Reeder graduated from Ohio State University in 1991 with a BS.
Reeder, a Republican, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2023 to represent the state’s 9th House district, replacing previous state representative Brian Farkas.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Charles W. Miller, Hugh Blackwell, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 1104 | 04/29/2026 | IVC and Public Safety Committee. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Bill Ward, Donny Lambeth, and Dudley Greene | HB 1090 | 04/29/2026 | RURAL Care Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Erin Paré, and Grant L. Campbell, MD | HB 1074 | 04/28/2026 | Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Celeste C. Cairns, and Grant L. Campbell, MD | HB 1081 | 04/28/2026 | Funds for Veterans/HBOT. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Heather H. Rhyne, and Mike Schietzelt | HB 1083 | 04/28/2026 | Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and Gloristine Brown | HB 1040 | 04/22/2026 | Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority Changes. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Erin Paré, and Mike Schietzelt | HB 1032 | 04/21/2026 | Repeal Two Percent Local Grocery Tax. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Gloristine Brown, and Wyatt Gable | HB 962 | 04/10/2025 | Funds for ECU Engineering. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, David Willis, Hugh Blackwell, and John A. Torbett | HB 971 | 04/10/2025 | Career Development Adjustment. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr., and Charles W. Miller | HB 851 | 04/09/2025 | Hospital Police Officer/Authority/Info Access. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Grant L. Campbell, MD, Heather H. Rhyne, and Sarah Crawford | HB 820 | 04/08/2025 | Prescription Eye Drop Early Refill Coverage. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Buansi, Carla D. Cunningham, and Ray Pickett | HB 796 | 04/07/2025 | The Student Mental Health Line Awareness Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Carson Smith, and Mike Schietzelt | HB 789 | 04/03/2025 | Mitigating Factor/Pretrial Use of IID. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Grant L. Campbell, MD, and Larry W. Potts | HB 696 | 04/02/2025 | Health Care Practitioner Transparency Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Grant L. Campbell, MD, Larry W. Potts, and Maria Cervania | HB 697 | 04/02/2025 | NC Genetic Counselors Workforce Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Diane Wheatley, Hugh Blackwell, and Wyatt Gable | HB 727 | 04/02/2025 | Marriage/Family Therapy Mods. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and Gloristine Brown | HB 637 | 04/01/2025 | Community of Practice ATR Supplement. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 680 | 04/01/2025 | The Protect Children from Cannabis Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, and Sarah Crawford | HB 681 | 04/01/2025 | Update Opioid Abatement Treatment Prog. Rules. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and Heather H. Rhyne | HB 592 | 03/31/2025 | Toxic-Free Medical Devices Act of 2025. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and David Willis | HB 602 | 03/31/2025 | Coach Safely Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Brian Biggs, Erin Paré, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 610 | 03/31/2025 | Study on Year-Round School. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD | HB 629 | 03/31/2025 | Extend Primary Care Task Force. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Donny Lambeth, and Larry W. Potts | HB 558 | 03/27/2025 | Criteria for PHP Contract Procurement. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Cody Huneycutt, Larry W. Potts, and Phil Shepard | HB 565 | 03/27/2025 | Check Yes, Save Lives. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Erin Paré, and Grant L. Campbell, MD | HB 571 | 03/27/2025 | Funds for PTSD Treatment for Police Officers. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Allen Chesser, Donna McDowell White, and Heather H. Rhyne | HB 546 | 03/26/2025 | Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and Grant L. Campbell, MD | HB 480 | 03/20/2025 | Medical Board Licensing Efficiency Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and Mike Clampitt | HB 463 | 03/19/2025 | First Responders Mental Health Plan Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Donna McDowell White, Karl E. Gillespie, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 433 | 03/18/2025 | Registered Nurses in Schools. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Grant L. Campbell, MD, John R. Bell, IV, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 434 | 03/18/2025 | Lower Healthcare Costs. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Carla D. Cunningham, Donna McDowell White, and Hugh Blackwell | HB 390 | 03/12/2025 | Alleviate the Dangers of Surgical Smoke. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD | HB 302 | 03/05/2025 | Pitt Co. Bd. of Ed. Elect. Partisan. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Donna McDowell White, Grant L. Campbell, MD, and Larry W. Potts | HB 229 | 02/26/2025 | Medicaid Rates/Ambulatory Surgical Centers. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Grant L. Campbell, MD, Hugh Blackwell, and Larry W. Potts | HB 231 | 02/26/2025 | Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Donna McDowell White, Donny Lambeth, and Larry W. Potts | HB 242 | 02/26/2025 | Add Psychiatric Hospitals to Medicaid HASP. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Cody Huneycutt, Donny Lambeth, and Larry W. Potts | HB 152 | 02/18/2025 | Access to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD and Gloristine Brown | HB 119 | 02/13/2025 | SchCalFlex/Pitt/MorF Aug 10. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Grant L. Campbell, MD, Mark Brody, and Rodney D. Pierce | HB 128 | 02/13/2025 | Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Donny Lambeth, Grant L. Campbell, MD, and Larry W. Potts | HB 67 | 02/05/2025 | Healthcare Workforce Reforms. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD, Donny Lambeth, Grant L. Campbell, MD, and Kelly E. Hastings | HB 49 | 02/04/2025 | Filial Debt Fairness Act. |
| Timothy Reeder, MD | HB 3 | 01/29/2025 | Various Local Election Changes II. |
