---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy Conservation/Pilot Program."
description: "Energy Conservation/Pilot Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1272 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "BUILDINGS", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "ELECTRICITY", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STATE BUILDINGS", "REP. TOLSON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-04-11"
last_action: "2001-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21b9f7b1-3ede-455c-95a3-23deedd6915a"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H1272&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "fc24d59dd0172b0e0ff10b8d60f9ce9ac267ab4929b8d3dd3e6d8e9e0e114339"
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 1272 (2001) — Energy Conservation/Pilot Program.

## 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/H1272v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1272v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1272v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1272v4.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1272v5.pdf)
6. **SL 2001-415** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1272v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barefoot — cosponsor (person)
- Tolson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-09-22** Ch. SL 2001-415 `became-law`
- **2001-09-22** Signed By Gov. 9/22/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-12** Pres. To Gov. 9/12/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-09-11** Ratified
- **2001-09-06** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-09-06** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-09-04** Placed On Cal For 9/6/2001
- **2001-09-04** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-09-04** Placed On Cal For 9/6/2001
- **2001-09-04** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-09-04** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-08-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-08-30** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-08-30** Reconsidered Concurrence
- **2001-08-30** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-29** Placed On Cal For 8/30/2001
- **2001-08-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-08-23** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-08-21** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-08-21** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-15** Placed On Cal For 8/21/2001
- **2001-08-15** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2001-05-23** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-23** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-05-17** Placed On Cal For 5/23/2001
- **2001-05-17** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-05-16** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-05-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-25** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-25** Rec From House
- **2001-04-25** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-24** Placed On Cal For 4/25/2001
- **2001-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-12** Ref To Com On State Government `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-11** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21b9f7b1-3ede-455c-95a3-23deedd6915a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).