House committee substitute to the 1st edition deletes the content of the previous edition and replaces it with the following. Makes conforming changes to the act’s long title.

Enacts new GS 132-20 allowing a judicial official to request, in writing, that all personal identifying information be removed from any website, online computer database, or geographical information system maintained by any public agency and available to the general public; sets out information that must be included in the request. Defines a judicial official as any of the following individuals, while serving in that capacity: a magistrate, a justice or judge of the general court of justice, a district attorney or assistant district attorney, an assistant attorney general employed by the North Carolina Department of Justice, a US Attorney, Assistant US Attorney, or Special Assistant US Attorney, a public defender or assistant public defender, a federal judge, a clerk of the superior court, or a resource prosecutor employed by the Conference of District Attorneys. Defines personal identifying information as, excluding the name of the individual, any of the following: a physical residential address, a personal phone number, any identifying information as defined in GS 14-113.20(b), a birth certificate, and a marriage certificate. Requires public agencies to create a process for requesting removal of information. Allows requests to also include a request to remove the personal identifying information of the person’s spouse. Requires the agency to remove the information if requested and prohibits making the removed information available online again unless the agency receives a written revocation from the official who made the original request. Specifies that information removed continues to be a public record if it would otherwise be subject to disclosure under GS Chapter 132. Specifies that neither the removal request nor the revocation of the requires is a public record and it must be kept confidential. Provides immunity for a public agency and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacity, from liability in any action brought by or on behalf of any person injured or harmed by the action or inaction, in good faith, of the public agency or its officers, officials, employees, and agents in implementing the provisions of this section; however, if their actions that resulted in harm were not within the course and scope of their duties, they may be subject to liability as an individual to the extent permitted by the laws of this State.

Makes conforming changes to GS 132-6.1.

Amends GS 132-10 requiring counties and cities to comply with new GS 132-20 to remove personal identifying information from a geographical information system database upon request of a judicial official.

Amends GS 153A-98 and GS 160A-168 prohibiting counties and cities from disclosing county or city law enforcement officer employee's information concerning the officer's residence (previously prohibited from disclosing information that might identify the residence).

Effective January 1, 2027.