North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H497 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 497
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH10215-ML-39A
	5	+
5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: Ban on Gay & Trans Panic Defense. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Dahle and Alston (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11		-	March 26, 2025
12		-	H497 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Dahle.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH10215 -ML-39A
13	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
14	14		AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A DEFENSE TO HOMICIDE OR ASSAULT BASED ON THE 2
15	15		DISCOVERY OF, PERCEPTION OF, OR BELIEF ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON 'S SEX, 3
16	16		GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION . 4
17	17		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
18	18		SECTION 1. Article 6 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 6
19	19		a new section to read: 7
20	20		"§ 14-18.3. Prohibited defense. 8
21	21		(a) Prohibition. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the discovery of, 9
22	22		perception of, or belief about another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, 10
23	23		or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, is not a defense to a prosecution under this Article 11
24	24		and is not provocation negating malice as an element of murder. 12
25	25		(b) Construction. – Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the admission 13
26	26		of evidence of a victim's or witness's conduct, behavior, or statements that is relevant and 14
27	27		otherwise admissible." 15
28	28		SECTION 2. Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 16
29	29		a new section to read: 17
30	30		"§ 14-34.11. Prohibited defense. 18
31	31		(a) Prohibition. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the discovery of, 19
32	32		perception of, or belief about another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, 20
33	33		or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, is not a defense to a prosecution under this Article. 21
34	34		(b) Construction. – Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the admission 22
35	35		of evidence of a victim's or witness's conduct, behavior, or statements that is relevant and 23
36	36		otherwise admissible." 24
37	37		SECTION 3. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this 25
38	38		act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act 26
39	39		remain applicable to those prosecutions. 27
40	40		SECTION 4. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 28
41	41		committed on or after that date. 29
	42	+	H.B. 497
	43	+	Mar 24, 2025
	44	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK