---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Human Trafficking and Rioting Laws."
description: "Modify Human Trafficking and Rioting Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 626"
citation: "North Carolina SB 626 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHAPTERED", "COMMISSIONS", "COURTS", "CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMN.", "CRIMES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING", "PRESENTED", "PROTESTS & DEMONSTRATIONS", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SEX OFFENSES", "SMUGGLING & TRAFFICKING", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Hanig"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5be79073-53a0-4ba0-ae2d-a4f0db6080fa"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S626"
source_hash: "05665c09f5df76644b83c68ab1697371e4f49d31945da5926240d8bde3dc1237"
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 626 (2023) — Modify Human Trafficking and Rioting Laws.

## 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/S626v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S626v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S626v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S626v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S626v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2023-71** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S626v5.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Hanig — primary (person)
- B. Newton — cosponsor (person)
- Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- Britt — cosponsor (person)
- Krawiec — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)
- Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Sanderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-30** Ch. SL 2023-71 `became-law`
- **2023-06-30** Signed by Gov. 6/30/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-27** Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-26** Ratified
- **2023-06-22** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-22** Concurred In H Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-22** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-06-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-06-22** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2023-06-22** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-06-21** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21** Added to Calendar
- **2023-06-21** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-06-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-20** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-04-27** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-26** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2023-04-26** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-04-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-04-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-04-06** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5be79073-53a0-4ba0-ae2d-a4f0db6080fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).