North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H83: Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking.
Status: Signed into law, July 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend the offense of disseminating obscenity to minors; to add the offenses of disseminating obscenity to minors, disseminating harmful material to minors, and exhibiting harmful performances to minors to the list of criminal convictions that may require registration under the sex offender and public protection registration program; to require the human trafficking commission to conduct a study on a system for reporting suspected human trafficking; and to make technical corrections.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND THE OFFENSE OF DISSEMINATING OBSCENITY TO MINORS; TO ADD THE OFFENSES OF DISSEMINATING OBSCENITY TO MINORS, DISSEMINATING HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS, AND EXHIBITING HARMFUL PERFORMANCES TO MINORS TO THE LIST OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SEX OFFENDER AND PUBLIC PROTECTION REGISTRATION PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON A SYSTEM FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: DISSEMINATION TO MINORS OF OBSCENITY AND MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 14-190.7 reads as rewritten: "§ 14-190.7. Dissemination to minors under the age of 16 years.minors. (a) Offense and Punishment. - Every person 18 years of age or older who is guilty of a Class H felony if the person knowingly disseminates to any minor under the age of 16 years any material which he the person knows or reasonably should know to be obscene within the meaning of G.S. 14-190.1 shall be guilty of a Class H felony.and the person is at least four years older than the minor. (b) Registration. - When a person is convicted of a violation of this section, the sentencing court shall consider whether the person is a danger to the community and whether requiring the person to register as a sex …
Sponsors
- Torbett, John A. (R, 108) · primary sponsor
- James Clampitt (R)
- Echevarria, Brian (R, 82)
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79)
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-34
- : Signed by Gov. 7/2/2026
- : Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2026
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 06/23/2026
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
Votes
- Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking. M11 Concur (June 23, 2026): 106 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking. Second Reading (June 16, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking. Amendment 4 Motion 1 To Table (June 16, 2026): 27 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking. Amendment 3 (June 16, 2026): 29 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking. Amendment 1 Motion 1 To Table (June 16, 2026): 27 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Revise Laws Governing Minors. Second Reading (April 2, 2025): 107 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXIS & SHUTTLES, FINES & PENALTIES, COURTS, MINORS, PUBLIC, TRANSPORTATION, SEX OFFENSES, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Common questions
- What is H83?
- H83 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking.
- What does H83 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the offense of disseminating obscenity to minors; to add the offenses of disseminating obscenity to minors, disseminating harmful material to minors, and exhibiting harmful performances to minors to the list of criminal convictions that may require registration under the sex offender and public protection registration program; to require the human trafficking commission to conduct a study on a system for reporting suspected human trafficking; and to make technical corrections.
- What is the status of H83?
- Signed into law as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-34 (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H83?
- Torbett, John A. (R, 108), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H83?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H83
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