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

Adds the following to those counties where motor vehicle emissions inspections are no longer required under GS 143-215.107A: Brunswick, Caldwell, Carteret, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Craven, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Henderson, Lee, Lenoir, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Robeson, Rockingham, Stanly, Stokes, Wayne, and Wilson.

Specifies that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) must, by July 1, 2018, prepare and submit to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval a proposed NC State Implementation Plan amendment that is based on the change to the motor vehicle emissions testing program made in this act.

Amends the effective date provision so that the act is effective upon the later of (1) January 1, 2020 (was, 2016) or (2) the first day of a month that is 60 (was, 30) days after DENR certifies that the US EPA has approved the amendment to the NC State Implementation Plan; adds that DENR must provide this notice and the effective date of this act on its website and through written or electronic notice to specified impacted parties in counties where motor vehicle emissions inspection requirements are removed by the act.

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

Amends the long title.

Amends GS 14-27.25, as amended by SL 2015-62, to provide that to be guilty of statutory rape of a person who is 15 years of age or younger, the defendant must be at least 12 years old and at least six years older than the person for a Class B1 felony or at least 12 years old and more than four but less than six years older than the person for a Class C felony (previously, provided that to be guilty of statutory rape of a person who is 15 years old or younger the defendant had to be at least six years older than the person for a Class B1 felony or more than four but less than six years older for it to be a Class C felony, with no minimum age requirement). Makes conforming changes reflecting changes made by SL 2015-62.  

Amends proposed GS 14-27.30 to provide that to be guilty of a sexual offense of a person who is 15 years or younger, the defendant must be at least 12 years old and at least six years older than the person for a Class B1 felony or at least 12 years old and more than four but less than six years older than the person for a Class C felony (previously, required the person to be 13, 14, or 15 years old and the defendant to be at least six years older than the person for a Class B1 felony and required the person to be 13, 14, or 15 years old and the defendant more than four but less than six years older than the person for a Class C felony).

Amends the following sections to make clarifying and conforming changes reflecting changes and recodifications made in the previous editions, including updating statutory title references:

GS 7B-101, GS 7B-401.1, GS 7B-1103, GS 7B-1602, GS 7B-2509, GS 7B-2513, GS 7B-2514, GS 7B-2516, GS 7B-2600, GS 8-53.12, GS 14-208.6, GS 14-208.26, GS 48-3-603, GS 50-13.1, GS 50B-1, GS 90-171.38, GS 143B-1200, GS 15A-145.5, GS 15A-145.4, GS 90-210.25B, and GS 15A-290.

Adds language allowing the Revisor of Statutes to adjust the order of lists of multiple statutes to maintain order; also provides authority to correct terms, make conforming changes to catch lines, and references to catch lines.

Changes the effective date of the act to December 1, 2015 (was effective October 1, 2015).

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

Amends new subsection GS 160A-372(g) concerning performance guarantees, requiring performance guarantees to be (1) returned or released in a timely manner when the city has acknowledged that the improvements for which the guarantee is being required are complete (previously, guarantee was to be returned upon completion of the improvements for which the guarantee was required); (2) extended or a new guarantee issued if improvements are not complete at the time the current guarantee is expiring, as well as requiring the developer to demonstrate reasonable, good faith progress toward completion of the improvements (previously, only provided for the extension of the guarantee); and (3) limited to an amount not to exceed 125% of the estimated cost of completion, with any extensions issued to complete the improvements not to exceed 125% of the reasonably estimated completion costs of the remaining incomplete improvements outstanding at the time the extension is obtained (previously, only capped the amount at 125% for the initial guarantee without mention of extensions). Makes technical changes. 

Amends new GS 160A-417 (Counties) and GS 153A-357 (Cities), which prohibit withholding building permits or certificates of occupancy for one property or parcel as a means of compelling (1) completion of work for a separate permit or (2) compliance with land use regulations, adding new language that allows such withholding of a building permit if it is otherwise authorized by law or a city or county decides there is an issue of public safety directly related to the issuance of the building permit or certificate of occupancy. Makes technical changes. 

Makes conforming changes to the effective date provision.