---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rape Evidence Collection Kit Tracking Act."
description: "Rape Evidence Collection Kit Tracking Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 945"
citation: "North Carolina HB 945 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSAULT", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DATA SYSTEMS", "EVIDENCE", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "JUSTICE DEPT.", "LABORATORIES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RAPE", "RATIFIED", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "SEX OFFENSES", "STUDIES", "TESTING", "WOMEN", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "FORENSIC SCIENCES", "STATE CRIME LAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boles"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-05-16"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19699987-cded-406d-9c10-7773af615350"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H945&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "f947edb82d97686dea4c21f299ba23d7ffe9c87b55fc21dbb0ade71bbbeb43af"
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 945 (2017) — Rape Evidence Collection Kit Tracking Act.

## 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/H945v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATT-91-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/7030/0/H945-ATT-91-V-4)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H945v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H945v2.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H945v3.pdf)
6. **SL 2018-70** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H945v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 1 — **91–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boles — primary (person)
- B. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Ball — cosponsor (person)
- Belk — cosponsor (person)
- Boswell — cosponsor (person)
- Carney — cosponsor (person)
- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Holley — cosponsor (person)
- Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- John — cosponsor (person)
- McGrady — cosponsor (person)
- McNeill — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Pierce — cosponsor (person)
- R. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Speciale — cosponsor (person)
- Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-25** Ch. SL 2018-70 `became-law`
- **2018-06-25** Signed by Gov. 6/25/2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-15** Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-15** Ratified
- **2018-06-14** Ordered Enrolled
- **2018-06-14** Concurred In S Amend SA1 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-14** Added to Calendar
- **2018-06-14** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2018-06-14** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Amend
- **2018-06-14** Special Message Sent To House
- **2018-06-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-14** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-06-14** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-14** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2018-06-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-14** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-13** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13** Withdrawn From Com
- **2018-06-12** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-06-12** Special Message Received From House
- **2018-06-12** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2018-06-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-11** Placed On Cal For 06/12/2018
- **2018-06-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2018-06-11** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2018-06-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-06-06** Placed On Cal For 06/07/2018
- **2018-06-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2018-06-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-17** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-16** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19699987-cded-406d-9c10-7773af615350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).