Senate amendment to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.

Section 9.

Expands the items to be delivered by the clerk of the superior court to an appointed attorney when appellate counsel has been appointed under GS 7A-452 to include any digital storage media containing exhibits.

Deletes Section 11 (technical corrections to statutory citations in GS 30-15 and GS 30-17).

Renames the heading to Section 25 from “Clarify fees can be awarded to the prevailing party” to “Clarify distinction between costs and expenses awarded.” Specifies that expenses (was, costs) awarded by the court are subject to the limitations on assessable or recoverable expenses (was, costs) set forth by the specified statute in GS 6-20. Removes requirement that the described costs are only recoverable by the prevailing party who paid them in GS 7A-305 so that costs are just assessed and recoverable. Makes conforming change by removing the act’s changes to GS 7A-305(d). Allows recovery of the $20 filing fee under GS 7A-305(f). Modifies the effective date to explain that Section 25 applies to judgments entered and docketed before the effective date for which costs have been docketed.