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

Amends the act's titles.

Discards Part I, revising the criminal offense of hazing by enacting new GS 14-35.1, Part II, requiring educational institutions to establish policies to prevent hazing, and Part III, the savings clause.

Provides that the act may be cited as “Harrison’s Law.”

Instead of repealing the statute, now amends GS 14-35 (Hazing; definition and punishment) to create subsection (a) from existing language making it unlawful for university, college, or school students to engage in hazing and makes the offense a Class A1 (was, Class 2) misdemeanor. Enacts subsection (b), making it unlawful for school personnel to engage in hazing or aid or abet in hazing, and makes the offense a Class I felony. Enacts subsection (c), which contains the definition of “hazing” from the existing language of the statute.

Effective and applicable to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.