---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit Unlawful Custody Transfer of Child."
description: "Prohibit Unlawful Custody Transfer of Child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 424"
citation: "North Carolina HB 424 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGETING", "CHILD CUSTODY", "COMMISSIONS", "CRIMES", "DHHS", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "FOSTER CARE", "GUARDIANSHIP", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SOCIAL SERVICES COMN.", "SOCIAL SERVICES DEPTS.", "CHAPTERED", "FAMILY ISSUES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-03-31"
last_action: "2016-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e4042a3-948a-42e3-89ad-266e606e9890"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H424&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "969edec1da6104aacd6e1a9b6167abd02b1e10830c2d7c9d791fce5d40652928"
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 424 (2015) — Prohibit Unlawful Custody Transfer of Child.

## 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/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5177/0/H424-A-NBC-939)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v5.pdf)
8. **SL 2016-115** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H424v6.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)
- Adcock — cosponsor (person)
- B. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Carney — cosponsor (person)
- Farmer-Butterfield — cosponsor (person)
- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- G. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Glazier — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Holley — cosponsor (person)
- L. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- R. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- R. Moore — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Szoka — cosponsor (person)
- Terry — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Whitmire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-28** Ch. SL 2016-115 `became-law`
- **2016-07-28** Signed by Gov. 7/28/2016 `executive-signature`
- **2016-06-30** Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2016 `executive-receipt`
- **2016-06-30** Ratified
- **2016-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-06-29** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-29** Added to Calendar
- **2016-06-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-29** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2016-06-29** Special Message Sent To House
- **2016-06-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-28** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-06-28** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-24** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-06-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-06-10** Ref To Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-06-10** Regular Message Received From House
- **2015-06-10** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2015-06-09** Ordered Engrossed
- **2015-06-09** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-06-09** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-06-09** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-08** Placed On Cal For 06/09/2015
- **2015-06-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2015-06-04** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-04-15** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-15** Rule 38
- **2015-04-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-01** Ref To Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-31** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e4042a3-948a-42e3-89ad-266e606e9890`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).