---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parents' Bill of Rights."
description: "Parents' Bill of Rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 49"
citation: "North Carolina SB 49 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "CHAPTERED", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "FAMILY ISSUES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "KINDERGARTEN", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "STUDENTS", "VETO OVERRIDDEN", "VETOED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Galey", "Lee"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07bcc42b-b8bc-4391-a10a-8deec3ce2e16"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S49"
source_hash: "2ce692ef0a3918cf11eb1a89e7e9becf9efe99efe39ddab45b60ba7aad374267"
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 SB 49 (2023) — Parents' Bill of Rights.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S49v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/6706/0/S49-A-NBC-11112)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S49v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S49v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S49v3.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S49v4.pdf)
7. **SL 2023-106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S49v5.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Galey — primary (person)
- Lee — primary (person)
- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- B. Newton — cosponsor (person)
- Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- Corbin — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel — cosponsor (person)
- Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Hanig — cosponsor (person)
- Hise — cosponsor (person)
- Jarvis — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Krawiec — cosponsor (person)
- Lazzara — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)
- Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Overcash — cosponsor (person)
- P. Newton — cosponsor (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)
- Sanderson — cosponsor (person)
- Sawrey — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)
- Settle — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-16** Ch. SL 2023-106 `became-law`
- **2023-08-16** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-08-16** Added to Calendar
- **2023-08-16** Veto Received from Senate
- **2023-08-16** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-08-16** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-08-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-07-06** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-05** Vetoed 07/05/2023 `executive-veto`
- **2023-07-03** Pres. To Gov. 7/3/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-03** Ratified
- **2023-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-29** Concurred In H Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-29** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-06-29** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-06-29** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-29** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2023-06-29** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-06-28** Ordered Engrossed
- **2023-06-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-28** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-28** Added to Calendar
- **2023-06-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-06-28** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-02-07** Referred To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- **2023-02-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Special Message Received From Senate
- **2023-02-07** Special Message Sent To House
- **2023-02-07** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-02** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01** Re-ref Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01** Ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07bcc42b-b8bc-4391-a10a-8deec3ce2e16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).