House Bill 229 - Technical Corrections Summary

• Corrects statutory cross-references and citation errors throughout the North Carolina General Statutes, including updates to lis pendens procedures, child welfare assessments, and false lien filing requirements

• Makes clarifying language changes to improve readability and gender-neutral terminology across multiple statutes, particularly in family law, trust law, and criminal sentencing provisions

• Adds definitions for "husband and wife," "widow," and "widower" to statutory construction rules to ensure inclusive interpretation of marital terminology

• Adjusts annual report due dates for education-related matters to align with legislative committee schedules, moving several deadlines from September/October to November/December

• Corrects section numbers and statutory references in prior legislation related to digital assets in trusts, money transmission, and alternative fuel revolving funds