North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H308: 2026 Criminal Law Changes.
Status: Introduced, August 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act to modify certain general statutes related to criminal procedure, sentencing, offenses, and other laws.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY CERTAIN GENERAL STATUTES RELATED TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, SENTENCING, OFFENSES, AND OTHER LAWS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: AMEND STRANGULATION PENALTIES SECTION 6.(a) G.S. 14-32.4 reads as strangulation; penalties. (a) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who assaults another person and inflicts serious bodily injury is guilty of a Class F E felony. (a1) The following definitions apply to this section: (1) "Serious bodily injury" is defined as bodily Serious bodily injury. - Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death, or that causes serious permanent disfigurement, coma, a permanent or protracted condition that causes extreme pain, or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or that results in prolonged hospitalization. (2) Strangulation. - Impeding the normal breathing or circulation of blood of another person by applying pressure to the throat or neck of the person or by obstructing the nose and mouth of the person. (a2) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who assaults another person by strangulation is guilty of a Class H felony. (b) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, …
Sponsors
- Stevens, Sarah (R, 90) · primary sponsor
- Brisson, William D. (R, 22)
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79)
- Ward, Bill (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Conf Com Appointed
- : Conf Com Appointed
- : Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Cal
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- 2026 Criminal Law Changes. M11 Not Concur (June 30, 2026): 111 yea, 1 nay, passed
- 2026 Criminal Law Changes. Second Reading (June 2, 2026): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
- 2026 Criminal Law Changes. Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table (June 2, 2026): 29 yea, 20 nay, passed
- 2026 Criminal Law Changes. Amendment 1 (June 2, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Criminal Law Changes. Second Reading (April 9, 2025): 110 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: SENTENCING, EXPUNCTIONS, FAMILY ISSUES, COURTS, MINORS, PUBLIC, WOMEN, CRIMINAL RECORDS
Common questions
- What is H308?
- H308 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): 2026 Criminal Law Changes.
- What does H308 do?
- In its own words: An act to modify certain general statutes related to criminal procedure, sentencing, offenses, and other laws.
- What is the status of H308?
- Introduced as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Conf Com Appointed (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored H308?
- Stevens, Sarah (R, 90), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H308?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H308
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