Senate amendments to the 1st edition make the following changes. 
Amendment #1
Section 1.
Deletes proposed provisions of GS 131D-10.1, the Foster Care Children’s Bill of Rights, that would have (1) specified in (1) that raising a child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex, including any related mental health or medical decisions, is not a violation under this subdivision of violence, abuse, neglect, or danger, as those terms are being used and (2) prohibited in (a1) delaying or denying the opportunity to become a foster parent or the placement of a child in foster care because of the adoptive parents’ refusal, unwillingness, or lack of support to enable the child to engage in a gender transition.
Amendment #3
Section 1.
Changes Section 1's effective date from December 1, 2025, to when the act becomes law.
Section 2. 
Changes the effective date of the act's amendments to GS 14-318.2 (misdemeanor child abuse) and GS 14-318.4 (felony child abuse) from December 1, 2025, to July 1, 2025. 
Section 3.
Removes December 1, 2025, general effective date of the act and instead specifies that the act is effective when it becomes law, except as otherwise provided. 
Amendment #5 
Increase the age of the child under GS 14-318.2(c1) (misdemeanor child abuse) and GS 14-318.4(d) (felony child abuse) from a child under 16 to a child under 18.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 131D-10.1, 14-318.2, 14-318.4
Edition 1: 131D-10.1, 14-318.2, 14-318.4
Edition 2: 14-318.2, 14-318.4