House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends Section 1.(c) which makes Section 1, now including only the amendments to GS Chapter 7B, effective when it becomes law and applicable to petitions filed before, on, or after that date (was, December 1, 2025, in 1st edition).
Makes Section 2, now including only the amendments to GS 48-3-203, effective when it becomes law and applicable to petitions and placements for adoption and opportunities to become an adoptive parent requested, filed, or submitted before, on, or after that date. (was, December 1, 2025, in 1st edition).
Amends GS 131D-10.1(a1)(2), added in the first edition, to prohibit agencies or other state entities from denying or delaying the opportunity to become a foster parent or the placement of a child in foster care on the basis of the foster (was, adoptive) parents’ refusal, unwillingness, or lack of support to enable the child to engage in gender transition. Makes Section 3, now including only the amendments to GS 131D-10.1, effective when it becomes law and applies to placements in foster care and opportunities to become a foster parent requested, filed, or submitted before, on, or after that date (was, December 1, 2025, in 1st edition).
Amends GS 14-318.2(d), a subsection added in the first edition, specifying that any parent or other person providing care to or supervision of a child less than 18 (was, 16) is not guilty of a violation of GS 14-318.2 concerning misdemeanor child abuse, for raising a child consistent with the child’s biological sex. Makes technical change to refer to GS 14-318.2(d) as a subsection (was, section).
Amends GS 14-318.4(c1), a subsection added in the first edition, specifying that any parent or other person providing care or supervision of a child less than 18 (was, 16) is not guilty of a violation of GS 14-318.4 concerning felony child abuse, for raising a child consistent with the child’s biological sex.
Makes Section 4, which includes the amendments to GS 14-318.2 and GS 14-318.4, effective July 1, 2025, and applicable to offenses committed before, on, or after that date (was, December 1, 2025, and applicable only to offenses committed on or after that date).
Makes changes to numbering of the act’s sections throughout to account for addition and reorganization of sections. 
Except as otherwise provided, the act is effective when it becomes law (was, December 1, 2025, in 1st edition).

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: 131D-10.1, 14-318.2, 14-318.4