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type: "Bill"
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title: "Modernize Sex Crimes."
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description: "Modernize Sex Crimes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
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legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 591"
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citation: "North Carolina HB 591 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHAPTERED", "CHILD ABUSE", "COMMUNICATIONS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DEFINITIONS", "FAMILY ISSUES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INTERNET", "MINORS", "OBSCENITY", "PHOTOGRAPHY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SENTENCING", "SEX OFFENSES", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-04-10"
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last_action: "2024-07-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c33272e3-8457-4ad3-be82-bfc29295d62a"
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source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H591"
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source_hash: "bf18403e4eb05e748f5dd594679e1ed64db1f14a29a90b64b3c85361f82bfe82"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
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---
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# North Carolina HB 591 (2023) — Modernize Sex Crimes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v0.pdf)
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2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v1.pdf)
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3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v2.pdf)
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4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v3.pdf)
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5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v4.pdf)
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6. **SL 2024-37** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H591v5.pdf)
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## Votes
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- M11 Concur — **105–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alston — cosponsor (person)
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- Cervania — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Crawford — cosponsor (person)
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- Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
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- Gill — cosponsor (person)
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- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- White — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-07-08** Ch. SL 2024-37 `became-law`
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- **2024-07-08** Signed by Gov. 7/8/2024 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-06-28** Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-28** Ratified
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- **2024-06-27** Ordered Enrolled
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- **2024-06-27** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-06-27** Added to Calendar
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- **2024-06-27** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2024-05-16** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-16** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
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- **2024-05-16** Special Message Sent To House
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- **2024-05-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-15** Placed on Today's Calendar
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- **2024-05-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-14** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-14** Com Substitute Adopted
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- **2024-05-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-02** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-02** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2023-06-27** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-27** Com Substitute Adopted
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- **2023-06-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-20** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-20** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2023-05-01** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-01** Regular Message Received From House
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- **2023-04-28** Regular Message Sent To Senate
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- **2023-04-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-27** Added to Calendar
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- **2023-04-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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- **2023-04-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-26** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-13** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-10** Filed `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c33272e3-8457-4ad3-be82-bfc29295d62a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
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