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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Expand Definition of Universal Service."
+description: "Expand Definition of Universal Service."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
+legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2001"
+identifier: "SB 641"
+citation: "North Carolina SB 641 (2001)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "INTERNET", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "UTILITIES", "UTILITIES COMN.", "SEN. REEVES", "CHAPTERED"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2001-03-21"
+last_action: "2002-07-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13819ca4-25fc-44f7-ac9e-714abad68dfa"
+source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S641&votesToView=all"
+source_hash: "1795115464d98677d75523d6a2b78653fa1f6fd2350dfb9d259cc1dc6c3d1587"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
+---
+
+# North Carolina SB 641 (2001) — Expand Definition of Universal Service.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S641v1.pdf)
+2. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S641v2.pdf)
+3. **SL 2002-14** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S641v3.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Second Reading — **101–6** (pass) · lower
+- Second Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ballantine — cosponsor (person)
+- Foxx — cosponsor (person)
+- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)
+- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
+- Wellons — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2002-07-15** Ch. SL 2002-14 `became-law`
+- **2002-07-15** Signed By Gov. 7/11/2002 `executive-signature`
+- **2002-07-09** Pres. To Gov. 7/9/2002 `executive-receipt`
+- **2002-07-08** Ratified
+- **2002-07-03** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2002-07-02** Placed On Cal For 7/3/2002
+- **2002-06-26** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2002-06-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2001-04-25** Ref To Com On Public Utilities `referral-committee`
+- **2001-04-25** Rec From Senate
+- **2001-04-23** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2001-04-19** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2001-03-22** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2001-03-21** Filed `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13819ca4-25fc-44f7-ac9e-714abad68dfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
+