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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Allow Smart Start to Retain Unexpended Funds."
+description: "Allow Smart Start to Retain Unexpended Funds."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
+legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2007"
+identifier: "HB 685"
+citation: "North Carolina HB 685 (2007)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BUDGETING", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "COUNTIES", "DAY CARE", "DHHS", "FUNDING", "LDC", "MINORS", "MORATORIUMS", "PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RELIGION", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TITLE CHANGE", "CHAPTERED", "REP. FAISON"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-03-14"
+last_action: "2008-07-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a1695eb-9897-4151-994d-6d521c384fd2"
+source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H685&votesToView=all"
+source_hash: "1a8f4c4ca585328a93063473a67c81f1e54cd33258dfae716f2022c660dbc5c2"
+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 685 (2007) — Allow Smart Start to Retain Unexpended Funds.
+
+## 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/H685v0.pdf)
+2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v1.pdf)
+3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v2.pdf)
+4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v3.pdf)
+5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v4.pdf)
+6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v5.pdf)
+7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v6.pdf)
+8. **SL2008-123** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v7.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- M11 Concur — **91–8** (pass) · lower
+- Second Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Faison — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2008-07-28** Ch. SL 2008-123 `became-law`
+- **2008-07-28** Signed By Gov. 7/28/2008 `executive-signature`
+- **2008-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2008 `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-07-18** Ratified
+- **2008-07-18** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-07-18** Cal For Immediate Consid
+- **2008-07-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2008-07-18** Reptd Fav To Concur `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2008-07-17** Ref To Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
+- **2008-07-17** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
+- **2008-07-17** Engrossed
+- **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** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
+- **2008-07-15** Withdrawn From Comm
+- **2007-08-02** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2007-08-02** Rec From House
+- **2007-08-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2007-08-01** Reconsidered 2nd Reading
+- **2007-07-31** Failed 2nd Reading
+- **2007-07-31** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-07-31** Placed On Cal For 7/31/2007
+- **2007-07-31** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2007-07-31** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2007-04-30** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2007-04-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2007-03-15** Ref to the Com on Judiciary III and, if favorable, to the Com on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-14** Filed `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a1695eb-9897-4151-994d-6d521c384fd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
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