North Carolina Border Protection Act.

Added a new legislative finding stating that Governor Stein has failed to direct state agencies to support federal immigration goals or prevent actions that frustrate these purposes.

Removed draft-specific headers, committee substitute notes, and version tracking numbers.

Adjusted the bill title from 'Second Edition Engrossed' to 'Ratified Bill' to reflect its final legal status.

Added a new header line identifying the text as a 'House Committee Substitute Favorable' dated June 3, 2025.

Reordered the 'Whereas' clauses so that praise for President Trump's goals appears before the criticism of Governor Stein's inaction.

Removed the specific names of the primary sponsors (Senators Berger, Daniel, and B. Newton) and the referral status from the header.

Updated the version number from Edition 2 to Edition 3 in the header and page footer.

The specific federal statute cited to authorize state immigration enforcement cooperation was changed from the 1996 Act to the Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 1357(g).

The bill version number was updated from v-1 to v-2, and page numbering was adjusted.

Added a short title ('North Carolina Border Protection Act') and sponsor information to the bill header.

Inserted 'Whereas' clauses providing legislative justification and context for the bill's enactment.

Replaced the amendment-specific header with a standard bill introduction header including session year and referral information.

Changed the version identifier from 'A3: ATU-3-V-3' to 'S153-v-1' to reflect the new edition status.

Removed the amendment-specific signature blocks and vote tracking lines.

Adjusted the 'Whereas' clause regarding the Governor to reference the current Governor (Stein) instead of a placeholder.

Updated the amendment version identifier from A2 to A3 and changed the bill reference from ACE-2 to ATU-3.

Changed the amendment page count from 2 pages to 1 page.

Updated the amendment instruction to target page 4, line 41 instead of pages 2-6.

Changed the instruction to replace 'SECTION 2.' with 'SECTION 2.(a)' to accommodate new text.

Added a new instruction to insert text requiring retirement systems to verify that public benefits are not being provided to unauthorized aliens.

Removed the original title, sponsors, and referral information.

Deleted the 'Whereas' clauses containing specific political context, references to Donald Trump, and criticism of Governor Stein.

Replaced the header with a standard amendment adoption notice indicating the bill is now in version A2.

Changed the footer from the original bill identifier to an amendment-specific identifier.