A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that a trial judge may deny a motion for complete recordation of proceedings in non‑capital cases.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 15A‑1241(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Upon motion of any party or on the judge's own motion, the judge may, in the judge's  discretion, order the recordation of proceedings excepted under subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section. A motion for recordation of jury arguments must be made before the commencement of any argument and if one argument is recorded all must be. Upon suggestion of improper argument, when no recordation has been requested or ordered, the judge in the judge's  discretion may require the remainder to be recorded."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2012, and applies to proceedings conducted on or after that date.