---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require DNA Various Convictions/Other Matters."
description: "Require DNA Various Convictions/Other Matters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 674"
citation: "North Carolina HB 674 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSAULT", "BIOTECHNOLOGY", "CHAPTERED", "CHILD ABUSE", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DNA", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "EVIDENCE", "FAMILY ISSUES", "FORENSIC SCIENCES", "GENETICS", "ID SYSTEMS", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SEX OFFENSES", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richardson", "Szoka"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-22"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6f640f8-d067-4f7d-bbd4-f9ad491d8203"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H674"
source_hash: "e9b0d155b8f9c4139fee98291fb1a4a1d5909c2bb67c58dab03348ac3a3fb3d4"
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 674 (2021) — Require DNA Various Convictions/Other Matters.

## 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/H674v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ACE-67-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/55177/0/H674-ACE-67-V-1)
3. **A2: ACC-10-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/55196/0/H674-ACC-10-V-2)
4. **A3: ACC-9-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/55197/0/H674-ACC-9-V-2)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H674v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H674v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H674v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H674v4.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H674v5.pdf)
10. **SL 2022-50** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H674v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richardson — primary (person)
- Szoka — primary (person)
- Adcock — cosponsor (person)
- Autry — cosponsor (person)
- Belk — cosponsor (person)
- Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- John — cosponsor (person)
- Logan — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Majeed — cosponsor (person)
- Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Wheatley — cosponsor (person)
- Willingham — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-07-07** Ch. SL 2022-50 `became-law`
- **2022-07-07** Signed by Gov. 7/7/2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-01** Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-01** Ratified
- **2022-07-01** Ordered Enrolled
- **2022-07-01** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-30** Placed On Cal For 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-30** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2022-06-30** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2022-06-30** Special Message Sent To House
- **2022-06-30** Engrossed
- **2022-06-30** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-30** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-06-30** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-30** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-30** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-29** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-21** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-21** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2022-06-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-13** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-13** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-05-10** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Regular Message Received From House
- **2021-05-07** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2021-05-06** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05** Placed On Cal For 05/06/2021
- **2021-05-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-05-05** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-05-03** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-05-03** Serial Referral To Appropriations Stricken
- **2021-04-27** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6f640f8-d067-4f7d-bbd4-f9ad491d8203`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).