North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 283 — Conner’s Law.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 10/9/2019

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 06, 2019. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    3 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

43 added · 67 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 283 has added the phrase "surviving dependent child" and removed other references that previously existed. This change clarifies who qualifies as a surviving relative in certain situations. It matters because it ensures that dependent children of the deceased are recognized and afforded any protections or benefits, emphasizing their importance in legal matters regarding inheritance or benefits.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 2 HOUSE BILL 283 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/13/19 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 1 HOUSE BILL 283 Short Title:
Representatives Jones, Bell, Moore, and Hastings (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 7, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, PROBATION OFFICER, OR PAROLE OFFICER;
Judiciary, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 7, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, PROBATION OFFICER, OR PAROLE OFFICER AND TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL DEATH BENEFIT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MURDERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AGAINST CERTAIN EMERGENCY PERSONNEL;
AND TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL DEATH BENEFIT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MURDERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
"(a) Any person who commits an assault with a firearm upon a law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer while the officer is in the performance of his or her duties is guilty of a Class E D felony." SECTION 1.(b) G.S.
"(a) Any person who commits an assault with a firearm upon a law enforcement officer, probation officer, or parole officer while the officer is in the performance of his or her duties is guilty of a Class E D felony." SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2019, and applies to offenses committedon orafterthat date.Prosecutions foroffenses committedbeforetheeffective date of this section are not abated or affected bythis act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this section remain applicable to those prosecutions.
14-34.6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-34.6.
Assault or affray on a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, medical responder, and hospital personnel.
(a) Apersonis guiltyofaClass Ifelonyifthepersoncommitsanassaultoraffraycausing physical injury on any of the following persons who are discharging or attempting to discharge their official duties:
(1) An emergency medical technician or other emergency health care provider.
(2) A medical responder.
(3) Hospital personnel and licensed healthcare providers who are providing or attempting to provide health care services to a patient in a hospital.patient.
(4) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-356, s.
2, effective December 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.
(5) A firefighter.
(6) Hospital security personnel.
(b) Unless a person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person is guilty of a Class H Class G felony if the person violates subsection (a) of this section and (i) inflicts serious bodily injury or (ii) uses a deadly weapon other than a firearm.
(c) Unless a person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greaterpunishment, aperson is guiltyof a ClassF Class E felonyifthe person violatessubsection (a) of this section and uses a firearm." SECTION 1.(c) This section becomes effective December 1, 2019, and applies to offenses committedon orafterthat date.Prosecutions foroffenses committedbeforetheeffective *H283-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 date of this section are not abated or affected bythis act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this section remain applicable to those prosecutions.
(4) If there is no surviving spouse, surviving dependent child, or surviving dependent parent, then the payment shall be made to the estate of the deceased covered person." SECTION 2.(c) This section becomes effective retroactively to July 1, 2017, and shall apply to qualifying deaths occurring on or after that date.
(4) If there is no surviving spouse, survivingdependent child, or surviving parent, then the payment shall be made to the estate of the deceased covered person." *H283-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 SECTION 2.(c) This section becomes effective retroactively to July 1, 2017, and shall apply to qualifying deaths occurring on or after that date.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 10/9/2019

  2. Ch. SL 2019-228

  3. Pres. To Gov. 10/4/2019

  4. Ratified

  5. Concurred In S Amend SA1

  6. Ordered Enrolled

  7. Placed On Cal For 10/02/2019

  8. Withdrawn From Cal

  9. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  10. Withdrawn From Com

  11. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  12. Withdrawn From Cal

  13. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  14. Withdrawn From Com

  15. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  16. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  17. Regular Message Sent To House

  18. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Amend

  19. Passed 3rd Reading

  20. Amend Adopted A1

  21. Passed 2nd Reading

  22. Withdrawn From Cal

  23. Placed On Cal For 08/28/2019

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  53. Placed On Cal For 07/08/2019

  54. Reptd Fav

  55. Reptd Fav

  56. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  57. Reptd Fav

  58. Re-ref Com On Pensions and Retirement and Aging

  59. Withdrawn From Com

  60. Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Pensions and Retirement and Aging. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  61. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  62. Regular Message Received From House

  63. Passed 1st Reading

  64. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  65. Passed 2nd Reading

  66. Passed 3rd Reading

  67. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  68. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  69. Withdrawn From Com

  70. Placed On Cal For 03/20/2019

  71. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  72. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  73. Passed 1st Reading

  74. Ref to the Com on Judiciary, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  75. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 157 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (157)

157 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 1

Passed 103 Yea · 1 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 23001
Republican 30005
Unaffiliated 481010
U 2000
Total 1031016
% of votes cast 86%1%0%13%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Harris — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Martin — Yea
Queen — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Russell — Yea
Terry — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Davis — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
P. Jones — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Moore — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Montgomery — Nay
L. Johnson — Not Voting
Rogers — Not Voting
Gill — Not Voting
Graham — Not Voting
Lucas — Not Voting
Dobson — Not Voting
Elmore — Not Voting
Grange — Not Voting
Saine — Not Voting
Sasser — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Not Voting
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Not Voting
Dennis Riddell Republican Not Voting
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Not Voting
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Not Voting
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Not Voting
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7001
Unaffiliated 27002
Republican 12001
Total 46004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
deViere — Yea
Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Nickel — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Searcy — Yea
Smith — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
J. Davis — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Gallimore — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Horner — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Newton — Yea
Perry — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Wells — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Not Voting
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Not Voting
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 283?
HB 283 is sponsored by Brenden H. Jones (Republican), Joe John (Democratic), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Kyle Hall (Republican), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Moore, Kelly E. Hastings (Republican), Barnes, Boles, William D. Brisson (Republican), Carter, Conrad, Henson, Hunter, C. Smith, Stephen M. Ross (Republican), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Szoka, and Wray.
What is the current status of HB 283?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 06, 2019. Enacted.
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