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

Amends the conditions for the issuance of a temporary new resident permit under GS 14-415.15 as follows. Specifies that the requirement are notwithstanding the requirement that an applicant for a concealed handgun permit must reside in this State for 30 days. No longer requires the person to have applied for a concealed handgun permit from North Carolina within 120 days of establishing residency and instead requires the person to submit to the sheriff the items required for a concealed handgun permit application under GS 14-415.13(a)(1) (an application, completed under oath, on a form provided by the sheriff, and such application form must be provided by the sheriff electronically), (a)(2) (a nonrefundable permit fee), (a)(3) (a full set of fingerprints of the applicant administered by the sheriff), and (a)(5) (a release, in a form to be prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts, that authorizes and requires disclosure to the sheriff of any records concerning the mental health or capacity of the applicant to be used for the sole purpose of determining whether the applicant is disqualified for a permit). Amends the duration of the permit so that it is now valid until the earlier of: (1) after submission of the information required by GS 14-415.13(a)(4) (original certificate of completion of an approved course, attesting to the successful completion of the course by the applicant which shall verify that the applicant is competent with a handgun and knowledgeable about the laws governing the carrying of a concealed handgun and the use of deadly force), the sheriff either grants or denies the application for a North Carolina concealed handgun permit; or (2) the information required by GS 14-415.13(a)(4) has not been submitted and 120 days has passed since the issuance of the temporary permit.