House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends GS 15A-903(a)(1) to clarify that upon motion of the defendant, the court must order the state to make available to the defendant all files of the law enforcement agencies, investigatory agencies, and prosecutor’s offices involved in the investigation of the crimes committed or prosecution of the defendant (was, make available the prosecutor’s complete file). Directs that, in addition to any results, all other data, calculations, or writings of any kind must be made available to the defendant when any matter or evidence is submitted for testing or examination. Defines prosecutor’s office as the office of the prosecuting attorney and defines investigatory agency as any public or private entity that obtains information on behalf of a law enforcement agency or prosecutor’s office.
Deletes previously added provision in GS 15A-903(a)(2) regarding the requirement that any representative of the state who is requesting investigative assistant or expert witness services must file a motion and notice of hearing on the defendant in court in the presence of opposing counsel, and substitutes language directing standardized fee scales be developed by the Administrative Office of the Courts and Indigent Defense Services for all expert witnesses and private investigators who are compensated with state funds. Makes similar deletion and substitution to GS 15A-905(c)(2).
Rewrites GS 15A-903(c) to require law enforcement and investigatory agencies to make available to the prosecutor’s office a complete copy of the relevant files, including any information under GS 15A-903(a)(1), in a timely matter. Creates new subsection (d) to GS 15A-903 making it a Class H felony to willfully omit or misrepresent evidence or information required to be disclosed under GS 15A-903(a)(1) or provided under GS 15A-903(c). Any other willful omission or misrepresentation under the statute is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Deletes provision in GS 15A-904 stating that the district attorney or other prosecuting attorney and legal staff are presumed to be acting in good faith if the state has undertaken compliance with Article 48 of GS Chapter 15A by making disclosure. Amends GS 15A-910 to provide a presumption that prosecuting attorneys and their staff acted in good faith if they made reasonably diligent inquiry of agencies under GS 15A-903(c) and disclosed responsive materials, when courts and state agencies are determining whether to impose personal sanctions for untimely disclosure of law enforcement and investigatory agencies’ files.
Makes other clarifying and organizational changes. Changes title to AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN NORTH CAROLINA’S OPEN-FILE DISCOVERY LAW, PROTECT CRIME STOPPERS INFORMANTS, PROTECT VICTIM INFORMATION, REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATORY AGENCIES TO MAKE TIMELY DISCLOSURE OF THEIR FILES TO PROSECUTORS, AND AVOID FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS OF PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT AGAINST PROSECUTORS.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends proposed GS 163-258.6(b) to delete provision requiring that declarations be received by the deadline to register to vote in GS 163.82.6(c), when a covered voter applies to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of a federal write-in absentee ballot. Creates new subsection (d) to GS 163-258.6 providing that the deadline for receipt of voter registrations is 5:00 p.m. the day before an election. Amends proposed GS 163-258.8 to clarify that an application is considered a valid absentee ballot request for any election covered under GS 163-258.3 held during the calendar year in which the application was received, and that an application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the election.
Amends proposed GS 163-258.9(a) to require absentee ballots for municipal elections be available no later than 30 days before an election. Clarifies that for second primaries that include candidates for federal office, the county board of elections must transmit ballots to specified covered voters no later than 45 days before the second primary. Provides that for second primaries that do not include a candidate for federal office, the transmission of ballots must be as soon as practicable, and must be transmitted electronically no later than three business days, and by mail no later than 15 days, from the date the board of elections orders a second primary.
Amends proposed GS 163-258.10 to clarify that a military-overseas ballot is valid if it is received by the appropriate county board of elections no later than the close of the polls, or if the voter submits the ballot for mailing, electronic transmission, or other authorized means of delivery, not later than 12:01 a.m. at the place the voter completes the ballot on election day (was, must be received by the county board of elections no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day after election).
Amends proposed GS 163-258.16 by directing, for a second primary required by GS 163-111, the county board of elections to prepare, no later than the day following the date the appropriate board of elections orders that a second primary be held, an election notice for that jurisdiction to be used in conjunction with the federal write-in absentee ballot.
Adds new section to amend GS 163-111(e) to require that a second primary required under the statute must be held 10 weeks after the first primary if any of the offices for which a second primary is required are for a candidate for the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House of Representatives; otherwise the second primary must be held seven weeks after the first primary.
Adds new section to amend GS 163-234(2) to authorize the county board of elections to begin counting absentee ballots issued under Article 21A of GS Chapter 163 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (previously could not do so before 2:00 p.m.) on election day.
Makes other technical, clarifying, and conforming changes.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Rewrites and reorganizes provisions of previous edition as follows. Creates new subsection (g1) to GS 130A-343 allowing a manufacturer of a wastewater trench system to petition the Commission for Public Health (Commission) to have a wastewater trench system approved as an innovative wastewater system as provided in the subsection. Directs the Commission to approve a wastewater trench system as an innovative wastewater system if there is clear and convincing evidence that the wastewater system is functionally equivalent to a wastewater trench system that is approved as an accepted wastewater system. Details the performance requirements necessary for the Commission to find a wastewater trench system is the functional equivalent to an accepted wastewater trench system. Details the information the manufacturer must provide to the Commission in its petition. Clarifies that approval of a wastewater trench system as an innovative wastewater system (was, an accepted wastewater system) is not conditioned on the manufacturer of the wastewater trench system having operational systems installed in North Carolina. Directs the Commission to authorize the use of a wastewater trench system as an innovative wastewater system in the same applications as an accepted wastewater trench system. Forbids the Commission from including conditions and limitations in the approval of a wastewater trench system as an innovative wastewater system that are not included in the approval of the accepted wastewater system. Changes title to AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO APPROVE AS AN INNOVATIVE WASTEWATER SYSTEM ANY WASTEWATER TRENCH SYSTEM THAT IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION TO BE FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT TO AN ACCEPTED WASTEWATER TRENCH SYSTEM.
Deletes amendment to GS 130A-343(h), and states that the act becomes effective when it becomes law (was, the act applies to wastewater systems designated by the Commission on or after the date the act becomes law).

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends proposed GS 90-411.1 to define patient as the individual, the individual's legal counsel, the individual's attorney-in-fact, the individual's legal guardian, the personal representative of the estate of that individual, or a person listed in GS 90-210.124(a)(2)a-e, if the individual is deceased. Makes a conforming change deleting the use of the phrase patient or patient's representative and substituting the term patient as defined in the amended language. Provides that a health care provider (was, licensed health care provider or health care facility) is to furnish specified pathological materials collected from the patient and any relevant medical records upon receipt of an authorized request from the patient. Provides that the patient's written authorization to the health care provider must be notarized (was, signed). Does not require a written request signed by a patient's legal counsel to be notarized. Prohibits application of this proposed statute to any pathological materials collected as evidence of a criminal offense or as evidence of paternity. Allows a health care provider to charge a reasonable fee for furnishing requested materials and medical records pursuant to GS 90-411 (was, may charge a fee to cover costs).
Makes organizational changes and conforming changes to the title to reflect changes in the bill's content.