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S429 • 2025

2025 Public Safety Act.

2025 Public Safety Act.

Children Crime Education Firearms Healthcare Parental Rights Privacy
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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Britt, B. Newton, Daniel, Craven, Hanig, McInnis
Last action
2025-07-09
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-70
Effective date
2025-07-09

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-09 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-70

  2. 2025-07-09 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 7/9/2025

  3. 2025-06-30 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2025

  4. 2025-06-30 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-26 Senate

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-26 Senate

    Concurred In H Com Sub

  7. 2025-06-26 Senate

    Placed on Today's Calendar

  8. 2025-06-26 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  9. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  10. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

  11. 2025-06-25 House

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  12. 2025-06-25 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  13. 2025-06-25 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  14. 2025-06-25 House

    Amend Tabled A1

  15. 2025-06-24 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/25/2025

  16. 2025-06-24 House

    Withdrawn From Cal

  17. 2025-06-24 House

    Added to Calendar

  18. 2025-06-24 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  19. 2025-06-24 House

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  20. 2025-06-17 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  21. 2025-06-17 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  22. 2025-06-10 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  23. 2025-06-10 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  24. 2025-05-05 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  25. 2025-05-05 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  26. 2025-05-01 House

    Regular Message Received From Senate

  27. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Regular Message Sent To House

  28. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  29. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  30. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Amend Tabled A1

  31. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  32. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  33. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  34. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  35. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  36. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  37. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  38. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  39. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

S429-SMBB-78(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-08): Sec. 25: IOLTA Expenditures
S429-SMBC-106(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-26): Sec. 2: Revise Laws Pertaining to the Disclosure and Release of Autopsy Information Compiled or Prepared by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
S429-SMBG-46(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-16): Sec. 13: Clarify Penalty for Failure to Yield the Right-of-Way to a Blind or Partially Blind Pedestrian
S429-SMCE-100(sl)-v-9
(2025-09-24): Sec. 10: Clarify that all Felony School Notifications are limited to Class A through Class E Felonies
S429-SMCE-101(sl)-v-8
(2025-09-24): Sec. 17: Clarifying Changes Regarding Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence
S429-SMCE-102(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-24): Sec. 21: Protect Minor Victims of and Witnesses to Crime
S429-SMCE-40(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-28): 2025 Public Safety Act.
S429-SMCE-94(sl)-v-9
(2025-09-09): Sec. 22: Extend Sunset Date for Use of Guards at State Prisons
S429-SMCE-98(sl)-v-9
(2025-09-24): Sec 1: Create Criminal Offense for Exposing a Child to a Controlled Substance
S429-SMCE-99(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-24): Sec 6: Allow Persons Outside of this State to File for a Domestic Violence Protection Order
S429-SMCN-51(sl)-v-2
(2025-09-09): Sec. 24: Modify Law Governing Electronic Signatures of Court Documents
S429-SMCN-54(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-09): Sec. 3: Increase the Punishment for Committing the Offense of Solicitation of Minors by Computer
S429-SMCN-55(sl)-v-2
(2025-09-09): Sec. 7: Revise Requirement Under the Crime Victims Compensation Act That Criminally Injurious Conduct Be Reported to Law Enforcement Within 72 Hours of Its Occurrence
S429-SMCN-56(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-25): Sec. 23: Allow Law Enforcement Agencies with Online Reporting Systems to Accept Reports of Lost or Stolen Firearms from Individuals
S429-SMCN-57(sl)-v-2
(2025-09-10): Sec. 18: Create Felony Crime of Habitual Domestic Violence
S429-SMCN-58(sl)-v-2
(2025-09-09): Sec. 14: Increase Punishment for Fentanyl Offenses
S429-SMCV-105(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-26): Sec. 12: Increase Punishment for Committing the Offense of Failure to Yield that Results in Serious Bodily Injury
S429-SMCV-74(CSCV-29)-v-7
(2025-06-17): 2025 Public Safety Act.
S429-SMCV-76(CSCV-30)-v-9
(2025-06-24): 2025 Public Safety Act.
S429-SMCV-82(sl)-v-3
(2025-08-27): 2025 Public Safety Act.
S429-SMCV-91(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 4: Revise Law Governing the Granting of Immunity to Witnesses
S429-SMCV-92(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 8: Revise Criminal Offense of Secretly Peeping into Room Occupied by Another Person
S429-SMCV-93(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-24): Sec. 15: Set Limits on Motions for Appropriate Relief in Noncapital Cases
S429-SMCV-94(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 19: Remove Concurrent Sentencing Default
S429-SMSA-66(sl)-v-2
(2025-09-09): Sec. 11: Revise Law Governing the Recording of Court Proceedings
S429-SMSA-67(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 5: Require Certain Petitions Pertaining to Sex Offender Registration be Placed on the Criminal Docket
S429-SMSA-68(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 9: Revise Law Prohibiting Sexual Activity by a Substitute Parent or Custodian to Include Religious Organizations or Institutions
S429-SMSA-69(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 16: Repeal Filial Responsibility Crime
S429-SMSA-70(sl)-v-9
(2025-10-08): Sec. 20: Retrieval of Firearms, Ammunition, and Permits Surrendered Pursuant to an Ex Parte, Emergency, or Permanent Domestic Violence Protective Order