House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Deletes the proposed changes to GS 15A-401 (Arrest by law-enforcement officer). 

Amends proposed new GS 17C-17 and GS 17E-17 by removing the duty to intervene and report on specified activities. Now, instead provides as follows.

New GS 17C-17 makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor to retaliate against a criminal justice officer that reports a violation of any of the following: (1) violations of federal, state, city, or county laws, ordinances, or regulations; (2) fraud; (3) misappropriation of state, city, or county resources; (4) activity that poses a substantial danger to public health and safety; (5) gross mismanagement including waste of public monies or the abuse of authority; or (6) unauthorized use of excessive force. Specifies that employers may discipline or terminate employees for legitimate, non-discriminatory, non-retaliatory reasons. Provides that whether an adverse action was taken because of the employee's protected activity depends on the facts. New GS 17E-17, which extends the same protections to justice officers reporting those violations of those same prohibited activities and contains text effectively identical to the new GS 17C-17. 

Effective and applicable to offenses and retaliatory actions taken on or after December 1, 2023. 

Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.