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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarify Ethics and Lobbying Laws."
+description: "Clarify Ethics and Lobbying Laws."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
+legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2007"
+identifier: "HB 2542"
+citation: "North Carolina HB 2542 (2007)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "DEFINITIONS", "ETHICS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMM.", "LOBBYING", "POLITICAL ACTIVITY", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "SESSION LAWS", "TITLE CHANGE", "REP. E. WARREN", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "REP. GLAZIER", "REP. STAM", "REP. WILEY", "ETHICS COMN."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["E. Warren", "Glazier", "Stam"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2008-05-21"
+last_action: "2008-08-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1af214e9-bcc4-460d-bc54-09a934c02314"
+source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H2542&votesToView=all"
+source_hash: "3fea825574ae44671d3529dd14babb8edbbeb60d9e6f20943e1ed4cfe93c2849"
+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 HB 2542 (2007) — Clarify Ethics and Lobbying Laws.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v0.pdf)
+2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v1.pdf)
+3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v2.pdf)
+4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v3.pdf)
+5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v4.pdf)
+6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v5.pdf)
+7. **SL2008-213** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2542v6.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- C Rpt Adopt — **88–1** (pass) · lower
+- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- E. Warren — primary (person)
+- Glazier — primary (person)
+- Stam — primary (person)
+- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
+- M. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
+- Pate — cosponsor (person)
+- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Walend — cosponsor (person)
+- Wiley — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2008-08-15** Ch. SL 2008-213 `became-law`
+- **2008-08-15** Signed By Gov. 8/15/2008 `executive-signature`
+- **2008-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2008 `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-07-18** Ratified
+- **2008-07-18** Conf Report Adopted
+- **2008-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2008
+- **2008-07-18** Conf Com Reported
+- **2008-07-18** Conf Com Appointed
+- **2008-07-18** Conf Report Adopted
+- **2008-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2008
+- **2008-07-18** Conf Com Reported
+- **2008-07-18** Conf Com Appointed
+- **2008-07-18** Failed to Concur in S/Com Substitute as Amended
+- **2008-07-17** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2008
+- **2008-07-17** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2008-07-17** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
+- **2008-07-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2008-07-17** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-07-16** Com Substitute Adopted
+- **2008-07-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2008-07-15** Ref To Com On Select Committee on Government and Election Reform `referral-committee`
+- **2008-07-15** Rec From House
+- **2008-07-15** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2008-07-14** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2008
+- **2008-07-14** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2008-07-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2008-07-14** Re-ref Com On Ethics `referral-committee`
+- **2008-07-14** Withdrawn From Cal
+- **2008-07-10** Postponed To 7/14/2008
+- **2008-07-09** Postponed To 7/10/2008
+- **2008-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2008
+- **2008-07-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2008-07-08** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2008-05-26** Ref To Com On Ethics `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-05-21** Filed `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1af214e9-bcc4-460d-bc54-09a934c02314`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
+