North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 129 — Booking Photograph Privacy Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    0 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 129 includes some minor adjustments to the text, specifically related to formatting and punctuation, but the overall content remains unchanged. This clarity in presentation is important because it helps ensure that the information is easily understood and accessible to lawmakers and the public. Such changes can enhance transparency, making it easier for everyone to follow discussions regarding the bill.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Feb 21, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 129 Short Title:
129 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45070-MC-91 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE OF BOOKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate February 24, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE OF BOOKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
– All records or any information that pertains to a person or group of persons that is compiled by public law enforcement agencies for the purpose of attempting to prevent or solve violations of the law, including information derived from witnesses, laboratory tests, surveillance, investigators,confidential informants, photographs, and measurements.
– All records or anyinformation that pertains to a person or group of persons that is compiled by public law enforcement agencies for the purpose of attempting to prevent or solve violations of the law, including information derived from witnesses, laboratory tests, surveillance, investigators, confidential informants, photographs, and measurements.
The term also includes any records, worksheets, reports, or analyses prepared or conducted by the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory at the request of any public law enforcement agency in connection with a criminal investigation.
The term also includes any records, worksheets, reports, or analyses prepared or conducted by the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory at the request of anypublic law enforcement agency in connection with a criminal investigation.
– A municipal police department, a county police department, a sheriff's office, a company police agency commissioned by the Attorney General pursuant to G.S.
– A municipal police department, a county police department, a sheriff's office, a company police agency commissioned bythe AttorneyGeneral pursuant to G.S.
… *DRS45070-MC-91* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (n) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this subsection,bookingphotographsareconfidential, arenotpublicrecordsasdefinedin G.S.
… *S129-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (n) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this subsection,bookingphotographsareconfidential, arenotpublicrecordsasdefinedin G.S.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (175)

175 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 129?
SB 129 is sponsored by Tom McInnis (Republican), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Bobby Hanig (Republican), and Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 129?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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