---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adult Correction/Law Enf. Changes."
description: "Adult Correction/Law Enf. Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 492"
citation: "North Carolina SB 492 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADULT CORRECTION DEPT.", "CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "CONCEALED CARRY", "CONSERVATION", "CONTRACTS", "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING", "DWI", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "FAMILY ISSUES", "FINGERPRINTING", "GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "ID SYSTEMS", "INMATES", "JAILS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LIABILITY", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NURSES & NURSING", "OCCUPATIONS", "PAROLE & PROBATION", "PAROLE COMN.", "PERSONNEL", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "PRESENTED", "PRISON LABOR", "PRIVATIZATION", "PROPERTY", "PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.", "RATIFIED", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SALES & CONVEYANCES", "SBI", "SENTENCING", "SESSION LAWS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "SUNSETS", "TESTING", "TITLE CHANGE", "TORTS", "TRAFFIC OFFENSES", "WEAPONS", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Britt"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2023-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3fb9218-8975-4e35-b854-37d3af2b6e73"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S492"
source_hash: "a7665062701a9c95990a98a9a11557b36b04c2bb40b134889a351798e866a78b"
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 492 (2023) — Adult Correction/Law Enf. Changes.

## 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/S492v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S492v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S492v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S492v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S492v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2023-121** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S492v5.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Britt — primary (person)
- Daniel — cosponsor (person)
- Krawiec — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-22** Ch. SL 2023-121 `became-law`
- **2023-09-22** Signed by Gov. 9/22/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-09-15** Pres. To Gov. 9/15/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-14** Ratified
- **2023-09-13** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-09-13** Concurred In H Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-09-12** Placed On Cal For 09/13/2023
- **2023-09-12** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-09-07** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-07** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2023-09-06** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-09-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-05** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Added to Calendar
- **2023-09-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-09-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-08-28** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-08-28** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-06-29** Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-29** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-05-03** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2023-05-02** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-05-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-26** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-04-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-04-04** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-03** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3fb9218-8975-4e35-b854-37d3af2b6e73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).