North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 19 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 446 — Prohibition on Disclosing Booking Photographs.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    2 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (19 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

48 added · 47 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 446 adds provisions that require publish-for-pay websites and publications to remove and destroy booking photographs within seven business days under certain conditions. Specifically, this applies if there is no criminal conviction related to the arrest, and the individual provides documentation showing the charges were dismissed or resulted in an acquittal. This change matters because it offers individuals a way to protect their reputations and privacy, ensuring that misleading or stigmatizing information does not linger if they were not eventually convicted of any crime.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 446 Short Title:
446 Mar 18, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40214-ND-15 Short Title:
Representative T.
Representatives T.
Brown.
Brown, A.
Jones, and Reives (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REGULATE THE DISSEMINATION AND REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF BOOKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 20, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REGULATE THE DISSEMINATION AND REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF BOOKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
– Aphotograph or image of an individual who is alleged to have committed a crime that was taken by law enforcement at the initial booking.
– A photograph or image of an individual who is alleged to have committed a crime that was taken by law enforcement at the initial booking.
(2) Publish-for-pay publication.
(2) Publish-for-paypublication.
… (a1) Duty to Remove and Destroy Booking Photograph.
… *H446-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a1) Duty to Remove and Destroy Booking Photograph.
15A-502.01, shall remove and destroy any *DRH40214-ND-15* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 booking photograph within seven business days of receiving notice to remove the booking photograph if both of the following conditions are met:
15A-502.01, shall remove and destroy any booking photograph within seven business days of receiving notice to remove the booking photograph if both of the following conditions are met:
Page 2 DRH40214-ND-15
Page 2 House Bill 446-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 446?
HB 446 is sponsored by Brian Turner (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Aisha O. Dew (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Abe Jones (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 446?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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