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Legislation Tracker: Justice and Public Safety
| Bill: | HB27
| | Sponsors: | Glazier (D45); Stam (R37); Michaux (D31); Jackson (D39) | | Title: | FORENSIC SCIENCES ACT | | Related: | 2011:SB40 | | Status: | 03/31/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
| | Comments: | Creates 16 member Forensic Science Advisory Board in NC Dept of Justice (NC DOJ). Requires certification of forensic science professionals. Renames SBI Lab as the NC State Crime Lab. A position of Ombudsman is created in DOJ to ensure best forensic practices are followed by the Crime Lab. Clarifies the states obligation to disclose to a defendant all information related to testing or examination of evidence. |
| Bill: | HB33
| | Sponsors: | Hager (R112); Cleveland (R14) | | Title: | CONSULAR DOCUMENTS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS ID | | Status: | 04/04/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
| | Comments: | State Law to provide for acceptable IDs JPS Specifies acceptable forms of identification to be used by law enforcement and government officials to identify a persons actual identity. These are: drivers license, special id issued under GS 20-37.7, military id, passport, official document showing a person is legally present in US. |
| Bill: | HB63
| | Sponsors: | Shepard (R15); Hilton (R96); Cleveland (R14); Barnhart (R82) | | Title: | FIREARM IN LOCKED MOTOR VEHICLE/PARKING LOT | | Status: | 02/23/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB111
| | Sponsors: | Hilton (R96); Barnhart (R82); Steen (R76); Hastings (R110) | | Title: | HANDGUN PERMIT VALID IN PARKS & RESTAURANTS | | Status: | 04/14/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
| | Comments: | Rep. David Guice (Transylvania) sponsored an amendment to this bill to allow a local government to adopt an ordinance banning concealed handguns from local government recreation facilities, including athletic fields, playgrounds, swimming pools and parks. The ordinance would not prohibit someone with a concealed carry permit from securing their weapon in their car if they are parked at a recreation facility. The amendment passed, and the bill has been sent to the Senate, where it has been referred to the Senate Judiciary II Committee. |
| Bill: | HB184
| | Sponsors: | LaRoque (R10) | | Title: | CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT/ELECTED OFFICIALS | | Status: | 02/28/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB241
| | Sponsors: | Bradley (R49) | | Title: | NORTH CAROLINA FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT | | Status: | 05/26/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB259
| | Sponsors: | Hilton (R96) | | Title: | EXPAND JURISDICTION OF COMPANY POLICE | | Status: | 03/17/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB260
| | Sponsors: | Hilton (R96) | | Title: | COMPANY POLICE AUTHORITY AT CRASH SCENES | | Status: | 06/01/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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| Bill: | HB270
| | Sponsors: | Guice (R113); Horn (R68); Ingle (R64); Faircloth (R61) | | Title: | AMEND CONDITIONS OF PROBATION | | Status: | 05/03/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB280
| | Sponsors: | Brawley (R103); Murry (R41) | | Title: | COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE DISTRICT | | Status: | 05/31/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB343
| | Sponsors: | Cleveland (R14); Blust (R62); Hilton (R96) | | Title: | SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT/SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS | | Status: | 03/15/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB348
| | Sponsors: | Randleman (R94) | | Title: | OFFENDERS/NO ACCESS TO PERSONNEL RECORDS.-AB | | Status: | 05/19/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | This bill denies access to personnel records that are public records to " inmates, probationers, parolees, and post‑release supervisees" in order to protect the safety of the employees. The bill passed the House on May 18 and has been sent to the Senate. |
| Bill: | HB356
| | Sponsors: | Alexander, M. (D106); Cotham (D100); Killian (R105) | | Title: | PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING FOR JURORS | | Status: | 03/16/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB382
| | Sponsors: | Jordan (R93); Glazier (D45); Randleman (R94); Stevens, S. (R90) | | Title: | JUVENILE CODE REVISIONS.-AB | | Status: | 06/24/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB538
| | Sponsors: | Randleman (R94); Dollar (R36); Cotham (D100); Faircloth (R61) | | Title: | LGERS LEO DISABILITY | | Related: | 2011:SB443 | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB602
| | Sponsors: | Justice (R16); Dollar (R36); Stevens, S. (R90); Glazier (D45) | | Title: | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FAIRNESS ACT | | Related: | 2011:SB664 | | Status: | 04/05/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB632
| | Sponsors: | Lewis (R53); Randleman (R94); Avila (R40); Bordsen (D63) | | Title: | JUVENILE AGE TO 18 | | Related: | 2011:SB506 | | Status: | 04/07/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
| | Comments: | S506 companion bill |
| Bill: | HB642
| | Sponsors: | Guice (R113); Faircloth (R61); Bordsen (D63); Parmon (D72) | | Title: | JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACT | | Status: | 06/23/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
| | Comments: | The bill would shift misdemeanants sentenced to six months or less (currently 90 days) from state prisons to county jails. With many county jails already over capacity, the shift of misdemeanants contained in this bill is unwelcome news. Not only would it further stress jail resources, it would cause extensive increases in jail medical costs. |
| Bill: | HB650
| | Sponsors: | Hilton (R96); LaRoque (R10); Cleveland (R14); Hastings (R110) | | Title: | AMEND VARIOUS GUN LAWS/CASTLE DOCTRINE | | Status: | 06/23/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB662
| | Sponsors: | Cook (R6); Shepard (R15) | | Title: | ELECTRONIC MONITORING FEE | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill allows a county to charge a fee to recoup the costs of electronic monitoring from the offender and accomplishes an NCACC legislative goal. The bill was amended to exempt defendants who are deemed indigent and are qualified to receive court-appointed counsel, and it was also amended to require that counties can only charge the lesser of the cost of providing the service or the authorized jail fee in G.S. 7A-313. It was signed by the governor on June 27, 2011. |
| Bill: | HB691
| | Sponsors: | Cotham (D100); Carney (D102); Alexander, K. (D107) | | Title: | CHIEF MAGISTRATE | | Status: | 04/07/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB807
| | Sponsors: | Burr (R67) | | Title: | TRANSFER STANLY COUNTY TO DISTRICT 20B | | Status: | 04/07/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB842
| | Sponsors: | Martin (D34) | | Title: | IMMUNITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS IN EMERGENCIES | | Status: | 04/07/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | HB843
| | Sponsors: | Martin (D34) | | Title: | MODERNIZE NC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT | | Status: | 05/25/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | HB853
| | Sponsors: | Mobley (D5) | | Title: | END CT. ORDERS/EST. LOCAL INTAKE PROCEDURES | | Related: | 2011:SB570 | | Status: | 06/08/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | SB3
| | Sponsors: | Vaughan (D27) | | Title: | BROADEN SWEEPSTAKES LAW | | Status: | 01/27/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
| | Comments: | Adds 14-306.4A to the provisions of the law enacted by the General Assembly in Session Law 2010-103. States that is shall by unlawful for a person to operate, or place into operation, an electronic machine of device to conduct or promote a sweepstakes. The bill further states that the intent of the additional language is to prohibit any mechanism that seeks to avoid application of this prohibition through any subterfuge or pretense. Adds language to clarify that no activities lawfully conducted on Indian lands pursuant to the Tribal-State Gaming Compact are made illegal by the prohibitions on electronic gaming. |
| Bill: | SB108
| | Sponsors: | Rouzer (R12) | | Title: | CIVIL LITIGATION COSTS REFORM ACT OF 2011 | | Status: | 02/23/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | SB131
| | Sponsors: | Clodfelter (D37) | | Title: | AOC COLLECTION ASSISTANCE FEE | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
| | Comments: | This bill allows the AOC to "assess a collection assistance fee if an amount due remains unpaid for 30 days after the time period allotted by the court" and allows the county in which the fee is collected to retain the fee, "provided that the fee is collected by a collections program funded by the county government." The amount of the collection assistance fee shall not exceed the average cost of collecting the debt or twenty percent (20%) of the amount past due, whichever is less. |
| Bill: | SB143
| | Sponsors: | Mansfield (D21) | | Title: | DETENTION FACILITY REQUIREMENTS | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB198
| | Sponsors: | Vaughan (D27) | | Title: | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FUND COURT RESOURCES | | Status: | 03/07/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | SB217
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36); Dannelly (D38); Jones, Ed (D4) | | Title: | PROMOTE FUNDING AVAILABILITY | | Related: | 2011:HB276 | | Status: | 03/07/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | SB311
| | Sponsors: | East (R30) | | Title: | PRETRIAL RELEASE VIOLATION/ARREST | | Status: | 06/23/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB374
| | Sponsors: | Apodaca (R48); Walters (D13); Tucker (R35) | | Title: | LANDOWNER PROTECTION ACT | | Related: | 2011:HB762 | | Status: | 05/12/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | SB443
| | Sponsors: | Stevens, R. (R17); Harrington (R43); Newton (R11) | | Title: | REMOVE RESTRICTION/LEO DISABILITY BENEFITS | | Related: | 2011:HB538 | | Status: | 06/09/2011 House Committee On State Government and State Personnel
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| Bill: | SB506
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36); Bingham (R33); McKissick (D20) | | Title: | JUVENILE AGE TO 18 | | Related: | 2011:HB632 | | Status: | 04/05/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
| | Comments: | H632 companion bill |
| Bill: | SB570
| | Sponsors: | Jones, Ed (D4) | | Title: | END CT. ORDERS/EST. LOCAL INTAKE PROCEDURES | | Related: | 2011:HB853 | | Status: | 04/14/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
| | Comments: | Companion bill H853 |
| Bill: | SB580
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | AOC OMNIBUS COURTS ACT | | Status: | 09/15/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB594
| | Sponsors: | Berger, D. (D7); Brock (R34) | | Title: | FIREARMS/STATE OF EMERGENCY | | Status: | 04/14/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | SB604
| | Sponsors: | East (R30) | | Title: | NC ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACT | | Status: | 04/19/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | SB650
| | Sponsors: | Vaughan (D27) | | Title: | SPENDING REDUCTION WITH MEDICAL HOUSE ARREST | | Status: | 04/20/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | SB664
| | Sponsors: | Rouzer (R12); Stein (D16); Soucek (R45) | | Title: | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FAIRNESS ACT | | Related: | 2011:HB602 | | Status: | 04/20/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | SB756
| | Sponsors: | Clary (R46); East (R30); Jones, Ed (D4) | | Title: | AMEND BAIL LAW/PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS | | Status: | 06/09/2011 First reading in the House
| | Comments: | S756 passed the Senate with a vote of 33-16. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Debbie Clary (Cleveland), amends current pretrial release procedures in several ways. First, S756 eliminates unsecured appearance bonds. It also expands how electronic monitoring may be used and requires the execution of at least a $1,000 secured appearance bond if electronic monitoring is imposed as a condition of pretrial release. Current law only allows electronic monitoring to be used with house arrest. S756 further provides that a person may be placed in a pretrial program only if the execution of a secured bond is a condition of pretrial release and only if a judicial official finds that at least 72 hours has elapsed from the date and time on the defendants release order. The bill specifically states that a pretrial release program shall not contact or otherwise attempt to gain access to a defendant prior to the expiration of the 72-hour period. The NCACC voiced concerns that these changes in pretrial programs have to potential to put additional burdens on already over-capacity jails. S756 has been referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee C. It will be eligible for action during the 2012 Short Session. |
| Bill: | SB760
| | Sponsors: | Graham (D40) | | Title: | GANG PREVENTION/REPORTING FUNDS | | Status: | 04/20/2011 Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
| | Comments: | This bill appropriates $10 million for 2011‑12 to provide grants for gang prevention and improved gang reporting. This would accomplish an NCACC legislative goal to maintain funding for gang prevention programs. |
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