republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2015/hb-972.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement Recordings/No Public Record."
description: "Law Enforcement Recordings/No Public Record."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 972"
citation: "North Carolina HB 972 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "COMMISSIONS", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EVIDENCE", "FEES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "JUSTICE DEPT.", "LABORATORIES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "NARCOTICS", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SBI", "SHERIFFS", "SHERIFF'S TRAINING COMN.", "RECORDS", "LIABILITY", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "CHAPTERED", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.", "CAMERAS", "STATE CRIME LAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boles", "Faircloth", "McNeill"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-04-26"
last_action: "2016-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cfeb975-3b93-4dae-9ca5-efed7d066cd5"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H972&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "b6e34cb268ec9f1a0532934c04d0025d763f0a0223de8faed5cce5d3af004650"
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 972 (2015) — Law Enforcement Recordings/No Public Record.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v0.pdf)
2. **A1: AMC-159-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/8108/0/H972-AMC-159-V-1)
3. **A1: ASA-200-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/8340/0/H972-ASA-200-V-3)
4. **A4: ASA-192-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/8117/0/H972-ASA-192-V-1)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v4.pdf)
9. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v5.pdf)
10. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v6.pdf)
11. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v7.pdf)
12. **SL 2016-88** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H972v8.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **88–20** (pass) · lower
- Amendment 1 — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boles — primary (person)
- Faircloth — primary (person)
- McNeill — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Whitmire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-11** Ch. SL 2016-88 `became-law`
- **2016-07-11** Signed by Gov. 7/11/2016 `executive-signature`
- **2016-06-30** Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2016 `executive-receipt`
- **2016-06-30** Ratified
- **2016-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-06-29** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-29** Added to Calendar
- **2016-06-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-29** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2016-06-29** Special Message Sent To House
- **2016-06-29** Engrossed
- **2016-06-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-29** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-28** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-06-28** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-27** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-06-27** Special Message Received From House
- **2016-06-27** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2016-06-27** Ordered Engrossed
- **2016-06-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-27** Amend Failed A7 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-06-27** Amend Failed A6 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-06-27** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-06-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-23** Amend Adopted A4 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-23** Amendment Withdrawn A3 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2016-06-23** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-06-23** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-22** Placed On Cal For 06/23/2016
- **2016-06-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-22** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-08** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-08** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-27** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-26** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cfeb975-3b93-4dae-9ca5-efed7d066cd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).