---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Service/Release of Alternate Jurors."
description: "Modify Service/Release of Alternate Jurors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 522"
citation: "North Carolina HB 522 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHAPTERED", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "JURIES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens", "Yarborough"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-08"
last_action: "2021-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae2304ed-b187-44cd-9f3b-44ae67c361ae"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H522"
source_hash: "afc9dc938a2a8edc7bc62e3a17fb0bd5f1a4bfe1493783828ba63b95dd9fe432"
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 522 (2021) — Modify Service/Release of Alternate Jurors.

## 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/H522v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H522v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H522v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H522v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2021-94** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H522v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **105–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)
- Yarborough — primary (person)
- Autry — cosponsor (person)
- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- John — cosponsor (person)
- Morey — cosponsor (person)
- Zachary — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-22** Ch. SL 2021-94 `became-law`
- **2021-07-22** Signed by Gov. 7/22/2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-20** Pres. To Gov. 7/20/2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-19** Ratified
- **2021-07-15** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-07-15** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **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`
- **2021-06-23** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-06-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-05-12** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-12** Regular Message Received From House
- **2021-05-12** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2021-05-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10** Placed On Cal For 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-05-10** 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 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae2304ed-b187-44cd-9f3b-44ae67c361ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).