---
type: "Bill"
title: "Term. Par. Rights/Murder of Parent by Parent."
description: "Term. Par. Rights/Murder of Parent by Parent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "HB 97"
citation: "North Carolina HB 97 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CUSTODY", "CRIMES", "DEATH & DYING", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "HOMICIDE", "CHAPTERED", "REP. MOORE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-03"
last_action: "2005-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63507079-3ffe-4905-a739-5748a600c8ea"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=H97&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "f4ab301d03555546e97533a5f5990dd3056f0d71806c5b3b140ee9fe97545135"
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 97 (2005) — Term. Par. Rights/Murder of Parent by Parent.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H97v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H97v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H97v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H97v3.pdf)
5. **SL2005-146** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H97v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frye — cosponsor (person)
- Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Pate — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-06-30** Ch. SL 2005-146 `became-law`
- **2005-06-30** Signed By Gov. 6/30/2005 `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-22** Pres. To Gov. 6/22/2005 `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-21** Ratified
- **2005-06-20** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-06-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-05** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** Rec From House
- **2005-03-31** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-03-30** Placed On Cal For 3/31/2005
- **2005-03-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-03-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-16** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2005-03-15** Placed On Cal For 3/16/2005
- **2005-03-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-03-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-02-07** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63507079-3ffe-4905-a739-5748a600c8ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).