---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probation Modifications/Sheriff Authority."
description: "Probation Modifications/Sheriff Authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 87"
citation: "North Carolina HB 87 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "CHAPTERED", "CONTRACTS", "COUNTIES", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DISTRICT ATTORNEYS", "DISTRICT COURT", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "INMATES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PAROLE & PROBATION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PURCHASING", "RATIFIED", "SENTENCING", "SHERIFFS", "TITLE CHANGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carson Smith", "N. Jackson", "Stevens"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c66313d4-38c6-4dc5-a8d7-e92b76dc577c"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H87"
source_hash: "d6379fadb7883dcb5f79c54a6d1079994ff8297a5103c6650ddf880959edfbb3"
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 87 (2023) — Probation Modifications/Sheriff Authority.

## 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/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H87v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ACK-1-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/1557/0/H87-ACK-1-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H87v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H87v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H87v3.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H87v4.pdf)
7. **SL 2023-45** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H87v5.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Carson Smith — primary (person)
- N. Jackson — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)
- Biggs — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Hardister — cosponsor (person)
- Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Potts — cosponsor (person)
- Pyrtle — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Zenger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-16** Ch. SL 2023-45 `became-law`
- **2023-06-16** Signed by Gov. 6/16/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-08** Pres. To Gov. 6/8/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-07** Ratified
- **2023-06-06** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-06** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-01** Placed On Cal For 06/06/2023
- **2023-06-01** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2023-05-31** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2023-05-31** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-05-30** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-05-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-03-09** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Regular Message Received From House
- **2023-03-09** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-03-08** Ordered Engrossed
- **2023-03-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed On Cal For 03/08/2023
- **2023-03-07** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2023-03-07** Added to Calendar
- **2023-03-07** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-03-07** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c66313d4-38c6-4dc5-a8d7-e92b76dc577c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).