HB 483 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Juvenile Justice Legislative Proposals.

HB 483 proposes several changes to juvenile justice procedures. The bill extends the maximum terms of probation and post-release supervision for youth adjudicated of certain violent offenses (Class A, B1, or B2 felonies) to up to three years. It clarifies a victim's right to be notified and heard regarding the termination of a juvenile's probation or post-release supervision. Additionally, the bill modifies criteria for secure custody, allowing a superior court judge to issue such an order after a case is moved to juvenile court and authorizing it for juveniles who violate domestic violence protective orders.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision removes sponsor information and committee referral details while updating the legislative title to reflect expanded scope. The substantive changes focus on clarifying victim notification procedures and shifting responsibility for providing notice from the court to the Division of Juvenile Justice in certain cases.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include clarifications about transferring juveniles from superior court to juvenile court and defining confinement locations for those under eighteen sentenced to adult correction facilities.

TECHNICAL

Removed sponsor names, committee referral information, and the committee substitute date from the header section.

REQUIREMENT

Changed victim notification responsibility from the court to the Division of Juvenile Justice when victims request notice under G.S. 7B-2053 during probation termination hearings.

Updated post-release supervision termination procedures to require the Division of Juvenile Justice to provide victim notification instead of the court.

SCOPE

Added provisions clarifying the process for removing juveniles from superior court to juvenile court and defining confinement locations for persons under eighteen sentenced to adult correction.

Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

86–23

Passed · 12 other

Total votes 121

May 1, 2025

D Democratic46

18 Yea 23 Nay 5

50% Nay

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

66 Yea 7

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 5, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 11 co-sponsors