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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Modernize Sex Crimes."
+description: "Modernize Sex Crimes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
+legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 591"
+citation: "North Carolina HB 591 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHAPTERED", "CHILD ABUSE", "COMMUNICATIONS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DEFINITIONS", "FAMILY ISSUES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INTERNET", "MINORS", "OBSCENITY", "PHOTOGRAPHY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SENTENCING", "SEX OFFENSES", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-04-10"
+last_action: "2024-07-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c33272e3-8457-4ad3-be82-bfc29295d62a"
+source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H591"
+source_hash: "bf18403e4eb05e748f5dd594679e1ed64db1f14a29a90b64b3c85361f82bfe82"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
+---
+
+# North Carolina HB 591 (2023) — Modernize Sex Crimes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v0.pdf)
+2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v1.pdf)
+3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v2.pdf)
+4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v3.pdf)
+5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v4.pdf)
+6. **SL 2024-37** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v5.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- M11 Concur — **105–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alston — cosponsor (person)
+- Cervania — cosponsor (person)
+- Charles Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Crawford — cosponsor (person)
+- Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
+- Gill — cosponsor (person)
+- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
+- T. Brown — cosponsor (person)
+- Ward — cosponsor (person)
+- White — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-07-08** Ch. SL 2024-37 `became-law`
+- **2024-07-08** Signed by Gov. 7/8/2024 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-06-28** Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2024 `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-28** Ratified
+- **2024-06-27** Ordered Enrolled
+- **2024-06-27** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-06-27** Added to Calendar
+- **2024-06-27** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2024-05-16** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-16** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
+- **2024-05-16** Special Message Sent To House
+- **2024-05-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-05-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-15** Placed on Today's Calendar
+- **2024-05-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-14** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-14** Com Substitute Adopted
+- **2024-05-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-02** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-02** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2023-06-27** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-27** Com Substitute Adopted
+- **2023-06-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-20** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-20** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2023-05-01** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-05-01** Regular Message Received From House
+- **2023-04-28** Regular Message Sent To Senate
+- **2023-04-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-27** Added to Calendar
+- **2023-04-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2023-04-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-26** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-13** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-04-10** Filed `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c33272e3-8457-4ad3-be82-bfc29295d62a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
+