---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limited Immunity for Public Safety Answering Points/Technical Corrections for S.L. 2021-171."
description: "Limited Immunity for Public Safety Answering Points/Technical Corrections for S.L. 2021-171."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 404"
citation: "North Carolina HB 404 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "COMMISSIONS", "COURTS", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LIABILITY", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SHERIFF'S TRAINING COMN.", "SHERIFFS", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-24"
last_action: "2021-11-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d667bd1e-26d9-42f6-87ad-0a22946b932a"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H404"
source_hash: "7513c9d36029d693ae31e448fac5820c12914a3dbbec2a199ec2af109aaeb965"
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 404 (2021) — Limited Immunity for Public Safety Answering Points/Technical Corrections for S.L. 2021-171.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H404v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H404v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H404v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H404v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H404v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2021-181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H404v5.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **107–3** (pass) · lower
- Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Zachary — primary (person)
- C. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Morey — cosponsor (person)
- Riddell — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-18** Ch. SL 2021-181 `became-law`
- **2021-11-18** Signed by Gov. 11/18/2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-09** Pres. To Gov. 11/9/2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-08** Ratified
- **2021-11-04** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-11-04** Conf Report Adopted
- **2021-11-03** Conf Report #2 Adopted
- **2021-11-02** Placed On Cal For 11/04/2021
- **2021-11-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-11-02** Placed On Cal For 11/03/2021
- **2021-11-02** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2021-11-02** Added to Calendar
- **2021-11-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-09-15** Returned to the Conference Committee
- **2021-09-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-09-14** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-14** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2021-09-08** Placed On Cal For 09/15/2021
- **2021-09-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)
- **2021-09-08** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-07-15** Conf Com Appointed
- **2021-07-15** Conf Com Appointed
- **2021-07-15** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2021-07-15** Added to Calendar
- **2021-07-15** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2021-07-14** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2021-07-14** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-07-13** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-07-13** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-07-12** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-29** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-29** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-06-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-10** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-05-06** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Regular Message Received From House
- **2021-05-06** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2021-05-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Placed On Cal For 05/05/2021
- **2021-05-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-05-04** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d667bd1e-26d9-42f6-87ad-0a22946b932a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).