---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes to the Juvenile Code.-AB"
description: "Changes to the Juvenile Code.-AB"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 362"
citation: "North Carolina HB 362 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "CHILD CUSTODY", "COURT CLERKS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "FOSTER CARE", "GUARDIANSHIP", "HEALTH SERVICES", "JUVENILE CODE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SOCIAL SERVICES DEPTS.", "CHAPTERED", "FAMILY ISSUES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-15"
last_action: "2017-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00b72ffe-d8a3-49bb-bb43-36d26f6e156b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H362&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "a28b7275c7e6378f103af50180fda72b0c1dfa2dc9a6017b005edde39834627b"
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 362 (2017) — Changes to the Juvenile Code.-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/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v5.pdf)
7. **SL 2017-161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H362v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-21** Ch. SL 2017-161 `became-law`
- **2017-07-21** Signed by Gov. 7/21/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-29** Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-29** Ratified
- **2017-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-06-29** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Placed On Cal For 06/29/2017
- **2017-06-28** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-30** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-05-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-16** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-03-28** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-03-28** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-03-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed On Cal For 03/27/2017
- **2017-03-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-03-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Re-ref Com On Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary III, if favorable, Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-03-16** Ref To Com On Judiciary IV `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00b72ffe-d8a3-49bb-bb43-36d26f6e156b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).