---
type: "Bill"
title: "Register of Deeds/Business Reinstatement."
description: "Register of Deeds/Business Reinstatement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 1073"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1073 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "COUNTIES", "DEEDS", "FEES", "FISCAL NOTES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "INCORPORATION", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "MORTGAGES", "OFFICE AUTOMATION", "PARTNERSHIPS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "REGISTER OF DEEDS", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "TITLE CHANGE", "VITAL RECORDS", "REP. CULPEPPER", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-04-09"
last_action: "2001-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a36e2e3c-e9b5-41d0-beb4-46bba706bb44"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H1073&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "6de990f4c9f7c7a7dd76ca5e649bb8321e48a77b8dfb9db2d76138ea3b5c1d7f"
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 1073 (2001) — Register of Deeds/Business Reinstatement.

## 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/House/PDF/H1073v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1073v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1073v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1073v4.pdf)
5. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1073v5.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1073v6.pdf)
7. **SL 2001-390** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1073v7.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **99–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Culpepper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2001-08-26** Ch. SL 2001-390 `became-law`
- **2001-08-26** Signed By Gov. 8/26/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-08-21** Pres. To Gov. 8/21/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-08-20** Ratified
- **2001-08-16** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-15** Placed On Cal For 8/16/2001
- **2001-08-14** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-08-14** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-08-09** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-08-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-08-08** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-06** Placed On Cal For 8/8/2001
- **2001-08-06** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-08-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-08-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-06-19** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-19** Rec From House
- **2001-06-13** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-06-13** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-06-11** Placed On Cal For 6/12/2001
- **2001-06-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-06-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-10** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a36e2e3c-e9b5-41d0-beb4-46bba706bb44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).