House amendment to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Makes conforming changes to act’s long title.

Enacts GS 14-32.6, creating the offense of felony assault, battery, and affray, as follows. Directs that unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing punishment, any person who commits any assault, assault and battery, or affray is guilty of a Class I felony if during the course of prohibited conduct he or she either:

• Assaults a public transit operator, including a public employee or a private contractor employed as a public transit operator, when the operator is discharging or attempting to discharge his or her duties.
• Assaults a transportation network company (TNC) driver providing a transportation network company (TNC) service. Specifies that the definitions for “TNC driver” and “TNC service” as defined in GS 20-280.1 apply.

Removes those two classes of victims from GS 14-33 (misdemeanor assault, battery, and affray).