HB 923 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Protect Personal Information/Judicial Personnel.

HB 923 requires North Carolina counties and cities to remove specific personal information (such as physical addresses and phone numbers, but not names) from public websites when requested by certain legal professionals. Eligible requesters include state judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and federal law enforcement attorneys, who must submit written requests with required details. The bill mandates that local governments remove the information upon valid request, keep requests confidential, and prohibit re-adding the information without a written revocation. It also strengthens protections for law enforcement officers' residence details in personnel files, ensuring such information remains non-public except for safety-related disclosures.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2025

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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly expanded from its original version to cover a broader range of entities and personnel. The original bill only applied to counties and cities, while the revised version now applies to all public agencies including state entities. Additionally, the definition of who can request information removal was expanded to include more judicial officials and the definition of personal information was broadened.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from only counties and cities to include all public agencies (state, county, and city). The definition of eligible personnel requesting information removal was also expanded to include additional judicial officials such as assistant attorneys general, clerks of superior court, and resource prosecutors.

SCOPE

Changed from requiring only counties and cities to remove personal information to requiring all public agencies (state, county, and city) to comply with the removal request process.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of individuals who can request information removal to include additional judicial officials such as assistant attorneys general, clerks of superior court, and resource prosecutors.

DEFINITION

Broadened the definition of personal identifying information to include birth certificates and marriage certificates in addition to physical addresses and phone numbers.

Added formal definitions section clarifying what constitutes a 'judicial official' and 'personal identifying information' for consistency across all public agencies.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision requiring public agencies to comply with information removal requests when providing access to public records in computer databases.

Changed the statute chapter from Chapter 153A (counties) and Chapter 160A (cities) to Chapter 132 (public records) to create a unified framework for all public agencies.

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Committee

Jun 17, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Filed

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2 primary · 10 co-sponsors