House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition.
Amends Section 7 of SL 2010-108 to make the following technical clarification: GS 14-415.4(l) (pertaining to the restoration of firearms rights), as enacted by Section 1 of SL 2010-108, becomes effective February 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. Clarifies that the remainder of act becomes effective February 1, 2011.
Adds a new section amending GS 114-19.28(c) to require the clerk of superior court to keep information obtained from the State Bureau of Investigation related to firearms restoration rights confidential in the applicable court file (currently, the information must be kept in a separate confidential file).
Makes a conforming change to the title.

Amends the North Carolina Constitution (Constitution) as the title indicates. Proposes that only service as Speaker of the House of Representatives (Speaker) for any part of an odd-numbered year constitutes service as Speaker for that General Assembly for the purposes of the Constitution, Article II, Section 15, as amended.
Proposes that only service as President Pro Tempore of the Senate (President Pro Tem) for any part of an odd-numbered year constitutes service as President Pro Tem for that General Assembly for the purposes of the Constitution, Article II, Section 14, as amended.
Directs that both of the proposed amendments be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the November 2012 general election with a “for” or “against” question presented on the ballot regarding the constitutional amendments providing that the Speaker and the President Pro Tem may not serve more than two terms.
Provides that if the majority vote is in favor of the proposed amendments that (1) the State Board of Elections is to certify the amendments to the Secretary of State and (2) the amendments become effective upon the convening of the next General Assembly on or after January 1, 2013. Prohibits service as Speaker or President Pro Tem prior to January 1, 2013, from being considered for purposes of the proposed amendments.

Enacts new GS 14-409.41 as the title indicates. Provides a definition of motor vehicle to include any automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, and any other vehicle required to be registered under GS Chapter 20. Provides entities and facilities to which this prohibition does not apply including certain facilities owned or leased by a U.S. Department of Defense Contractor; those involving natural gas or electricity; and those where transport or storage of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law or regulation.
Provides that a person who is injured or the survivors of a person killed as a violation of this section’s prohibition on restricting the transportation or storage of a firearm and ammunition in a locked vehicle in a manner otherwise in compliance with state law may bring a civil action in the appropriate court against the employer, commercial enterprise, or business who committed or caused such a violation. Additionally provides for the right to bring a civil action to enjoin any employer, commercial enterprise, or business from violating this section. Provides remedies for an employee who is discharged in violation of a policy or rule controlling firearms that is prohibited by this section. Prohibits holding any employer, business, commercial enterprise, or property owner liable in any civil action for damages, injuries, or death resulting for another person’s actions involving a firearm or from ammunition transported or stored under the provisions of this act.
Effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.