Rep. Davis files technical corrections bill in North Carolina House

A new bill filed by State Rep. Ted Davis Jr. seeks to ensure uniformity and clarity in North Carolina’s legal language and procedural terms across statutes, according to the North Carolina State House.

The bill, filed as HB 481 on March 24 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘GSC Technical Corrections 2025 Part 2.’

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill addresses various technical corrections to North Carolina statutes as recommended by the General Statutes Commission. Key amendments include standardized changes to terms like replacing “e-mail” with “email” and making “Internet” lowercase, except in specific contexts such as “Internet Protocol.” Changes also involve clarifications and updates to expunction procedures for nonviolent misdemeanors and felonies, committee structuring for auctioneering and health services planning, and updates to fee structures and procedural regulations across different state departments. The bill aims to ensure uniformity and clarity in legal language and procedural terms used throughout North Carolina’s legislative framework. It includes an effective date of July 1, 2025, for specific sections.

Davis proposed another eight bills during the 2025 regular session.

Bills in North Carolina follow a multi-step process before becoming law. A lawmaker starts by filing a bill, which is assigned to a committee for review. The bill must be read three times in each chamber. If one chamber changes the bill after the other passes it, both must agree on the final version. Once both chambers approve the same bill, it goes to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if the legislature is not in session) to sign, veto, or let it become law without a signature.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Davis graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA and again from Wake Forest University Law School with a JD.

Davis, a Republican, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2021 to represent the state’s 20th House district, replacing previous state representative Holly Grange.