House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.

Make a clarifying change to GS 15B-11(b).

Amends GS 14-288.2, as amended by Section 1 of SL 2023-6, as follows. Amends the Class A1 misdemeanor to now include when a person willfully incites another to engage in a riot and that inciting results in a riot or is directly and imminently likely to produce a riot (was, willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, so that as a result of such inciting or urging a riot occurs or a clear and present danger of a riot is created).  Amends the Class E felony for willfully inciting another to engage in a riot and the inciting is a contributing cause of a riot where property damage exceeds $2,5000 or there is serious bodily injury, by removing willfully urging another to engage in such a riot. Amends the Class D felony so that it now applies to a person who willfully incites another to engage in a riot, and that inciting is a contributing cause of a riot in which there is a death (was, willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot and that inciting or urging causes a death). Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023. 

Makes conforming changes to the act's titles.