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+type: "Bill"
+title: "HOAs/Voluntary Prelitigation Mediation."
+description: "HOAs/Voluntary Prelitigation Mediation."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
+legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2013"
+identifier: "HB 278"
+citation: "North Carolina HB 278 (2013)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HOUSING", "MEDIATION & ARBITRATION", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["D. Ross"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2013-03-12"
+last_action: "2013-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82508984-013a-4b52-b135-9619ab319571"
+source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H278&votesToView=all"
+source_hash: "411615d4e880508ae4168de17dfc69e519617ab9fc3b09fb8e4ab3da8eb46c86"
+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 278 (2013) — HOAs/Voluntary Prelitigation Mediation.
+
+## 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/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H278v0.pdf)
+2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H278v1.pdf)
+3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H278v2.pdf)
+4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H278v3.pdf)
+5. **SL2013-127** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H278v4.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Second Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+- Second Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- D. Ross — primary (person)
+- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
+- D. Hall — cosponsor (person)
+- Earle — cosponsor (person)
+- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
+- Gill — cosponsor (person)
+- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
+- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
+- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
+- McGrady — cosponsor (person)
+- R. Moore — cosponsor (person)
+- Wray — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2013-06-19** Ch. SL 2013-127 `became-law`
+- **2013-06-19** Signed by Gov. 6/19/2013 `executive-signature`
+- **2013-06-13** Pres. To Gov. 6/13/2013 `executive-receipt`
+- **2013-06-12** Ratified
+- **2013-06-11** Ordered Enrolled
+- **2013-06-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
+- **2013-06-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-06-06** Placed On Cal For 06/11/2013
+- **2013-06-06** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2013-06-04** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
+- **2013-06-04** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2013-04-24** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-24** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-04-24** Rec From House
+- **2013-04-23** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
+- **2013-04-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-04-22** Placed On Cal For 04/23/2013
+- **2013-04-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2013-04-22** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2013-04-18** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2013-04-10** Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
+- **2013-03-13** Ref to the Com on Judiciary Subcommittee A, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-03-12** Filed `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82508984-013a-4b52-b135-9619ab319571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
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