---
type: "Bill"
title: "Assigned Counsel/Amend and Clarify.-AB"
description: "Assigned Counsel/Amend and Clarify.-AB"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 388"
citation: "North Carolina HB 388 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "COURTS", "FEES", "INDIGENTS", "JUDICIAL DEPT.", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC DEFENDERS", "RATIFIED", "CHAPTERED", "INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-03-20"
last_action: "2013-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8f65d1d-33bb-46d3-b8ef-dd90f557885a"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H388&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "b717c03502a5a0dd1d7badf1da2a3c0ce423aec3101607c584a7ed9b10c61430"
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 388 (2013) — Assigned Counsel/Amend and Clarify.-AB

## 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/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H388v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H388v1.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H388v2.pdf)
4. **SL2013-41** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H388v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Glazier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-05-02** Ch. SL 2013-41 `became-law`
- **2013-05-02** Signed by Gov. 5/2/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-04-26** Pres. To Gov. 4/26/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-04-25** Ratified
- **2013-04-24** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-04-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-04-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-09** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-09** Rec From House
- **2013-04-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-04-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-04** Placed On Cal For 04/08/2013
- **2013-04-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-04-04** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-21** Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee B `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-20** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8f65d1d-33bb-46d3-b8ef-dd90f557885a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).