---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Trafficking Commission Recommendations.-AB"
description: "Human Trafficking Commission Recommendations.-AB"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 198"
citation: "North Carolina HB 198 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGETING", "COMMISSIONS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SEX OFFENSES", "TRAVEL & TOURISM", "VICTIMS RIGHTS", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "SMUGGLING & TRAFFICKING", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMN.", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis", "Jarvis", "Stevens"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf99c280-c47c-43a5-b2de-50f84d2e8bbf"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2019&BillID=H198&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3560d6698258c161715d963379ddb560e5a439e264d0360cfcfc3f87df5a75fa"
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 198 (2019) — Human Trafficking Commission Recommendations.-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/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H198v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H198v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H198v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H198v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H198v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2019-158** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H198v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)
- Jarvis — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)
- Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- Grange — cosponsor (person)
- Hanig — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Riddell — cosponsor (person)
- Sasser — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Willingham — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-07-22** Ch. SL 2019-158 `became-law`
- **2019-07-22** Signed by Gov. 7/22/2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-12** Pres. To Gov. 7/12/2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-11** Ratified
- **2019-07-10** Ordered Enrolled
- **2019-07-10** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-07-10** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-09** Placed On Cal For 07/10/2019
- **2019-07-09** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2019-07-08** Placed On Cal For 07/09/2019
- **2019-07-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2019-07-02** Placed On Cal For 07/08/2019
- **2019-07-02** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2019-07-01** Placed On Cal For 07/02/2019
- **2019-07-01** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2019-06-28** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-26** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-20** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** Withdrawn From Com
- **2019-04-16** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Regular Message Received From House
- **2019-04-16** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2019-04-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Placed On Cal For 04/15/2019
- **2019-04-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2019-04-11** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Serial Referral To Appropriations Stricken
- **2019-02-28** Serial Referral To Appropriations, Health and Human Services Stricken
- **2019-02-28** Serial Referral To Finance Stricken
- **2019-02-27** Ref to the Com on Judiciary, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Appropriations, Health and Human Services, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf99c280-c47c-43a5-b2de-50f84d2e8bbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).