North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 12 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 304 — Protect Personal Information/Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, District Attorneys.

Last action — Regular Message Received From House

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

This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

97 added · 102 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to House Bill 304 expand protections for city and county officials regarding the removal of personal information from public websites. Specifically, the revised bill mandates that each city create a process for officials to request the removal of their personal details, including their spouse's information, from publicly accessible sites. Additionally, the revised language clarifies that officials and employees are shielded from liability as long as they act in good faith when implementing these provisions. These updates matter because they enhance the privacy and safety of public servants, potentially encouraging more individuals to serve in these roles without fear of personal exposure.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 304 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/28/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 304 Short Title:
Representatives McNeill, Hardister, Faircloth, and Miller (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 16, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE CITIES AND COUNTIES TO REMOVE PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY COUNTIES AND CITIES WHEN REQUESTED BY CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PERSONNEL RECORDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
State Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 16, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE CITIES AND COUNTIES TO REMOVE PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY COUNTIES AND CITIES WHEN REQUESTED BY CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PERSONNEL RECORDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) For purposes of this section, "personal information" includes the physical address and phone number of the individual, but not the name of the individual.
(a) Each county shall develop and make available a process by which any official listed in this subsection may request that the county remove that individual's personal information, including address and phone number, from any website maintained by the county and available to the general public.
(a1) Each county shall develop and make available a process by which any official listed in this subsection mayrequest that the countyremove that individual's personal information from any website maintained by the county and available to the general public.
(3) The specific personal information to be removed.
(3) The specific information to be removed.
(c) The county must remove the personal information if properly requested under this section.
(c) The countymust remove the information if properlyrequested under this section.
The personal information removed from the website shall not be placed on the website again unless the county receives a written revocation from the individual who made the original request.
The information removed from the website shall not be placed on the website again unless the county receives a written revocation from the individual who made the original request.
(d) Neither the request to remove the personal information nor the revocation of the request is a public record as defined by G.S.
(d) Neither the request to remove the information nor the revocation of the request is a public record as defined by G.S.
132-1, and the county shall keep the request and any *H304-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 revocation confidential.
132-1, and the county shall keep the request and any revocation confidential.
Personal information removed from the website continues to be a public record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
Information removed from the website continues to be a public record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
(e) A county and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacity, shall be immune and held harmless from liability in any action brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the action or inaction, in good faith,ofthecountyorits officers,officials,employees, andagentsinimplementingtheprovisions of this section.
*H304-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (e) A county and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacity, shall be immune and held harmless from liability in any action brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the action or inaction, in good faith,ofthecountyorits officers,officials,employees,andagentsinimplementingtheprovisions of this section.
(a) For purposes of this section, "personal information" includes the physical address and phone number of the individual, but not the name of the individual.
(a) Each city shall develop and make available a process by which any official listed in this subsection mayrequest that the city remove that individual's personal information, including address and phone number, from any website maintained by the city and available to the general public.
(a1) Each city shall develop and make available a process by which any official listed in this subsection may request that the city remove that individual's personal information from any websitemaintainedbythecityand availabletothegeneralpublic.Therequest toremovepersonal information may also include a request to remove the personal information of the individual's spouse.
The request to remove personal information may also include a request to remove the personal information of the individual's spouse.
(3) The specific personal information to be removed.
(3) The specific information to be removed.
(c) The city must remove the personal information if properly requested under this section.
(c) The city must remove the information if properly requested under this section.
The personal information removed from the website shall not be placed on the website again unless the city receives a written revocation from the individual who made the original request.
The information removed from the website shall not be placed on the website again unless the city receives a written revocation from the individual who made the original request.
(d) Neither the request to remove the personal information nor the revocation of the request is a public record as defined by G.S.
(d) Neither the request to remove the information nor the revocation of the request is a public record as defined by G.S.
Personal information removed from the website continues to be a public record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
Information removed from the website continues to be a public record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
"(c4) Evenifconsideredpartofanemployee'spersonnelfile,the Thefollowinginformation regarding any sworn law enforcement officer employed by the county shall not be disclosed to Page 2 House Bill 304-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 an employee or any other person, unless disclosed in accordance with G.S.
"(c4) Evenifconsideredpartofanemployee'spersonnelfile,theThefollowinginformation regarding any sworn law enforcement officer employed by the county shall not be disclosed to an employee or any other person, unless disclosed in accordance with G.S.
(2) Emergency contact information.
Page 2 House Bill 304-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Emergency contact information.
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Received From House

  2. Passed 1st Reading

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

  4. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Placed On Cal For 05/06/2021

  10. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  12. Reptd Fav

  13. Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1

  14. Passed 1st Reading

  15. Ref to the Com on State Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 155 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Faircloth
  • McNeill
  • Hardister

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (155)

155 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 26001
Unaffiliated 42003
U 1001
Republican 43003
Total 112008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Cooper-Suggs — Yea
Farkas — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Hurtado — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Martin — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Terry — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Davis — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Johnson — Not Voting
Sasser — Not Voting
Zachary — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Not Voting
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
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
James Roberson 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
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger 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
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Not Voting
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Not Voting
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 304?
HB 304 is sponsored by Dante Pittman (Democratic), Faircloth, Charles W. Miller (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Boles, William D. Brisson (Republican), Carter, Cleveland, Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Graham, Dudley Greene (Republican), Hanig, Hurley, Keith Kidwell (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), McNeill, Hardister, Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Mark Pless (Republican), Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Wray, and Yarborough.
What is the current status of HB 304?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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