---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open Container Sunset Extended."
description: "Open Container Sunset Extended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 1488"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1488 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "DWI", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SESSION LAWS", "REP. CRAWFORD", "SUNSETS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2002-05-29"
last_action: "2002-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00890918-cdce-45c1-ac57-c19377e9f3f0"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H1488&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c84fed0e77c1ac05b6305f1c6dbb4ddc18f6a4bcf31ae8e26c2d653a658fd04b"
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 1488 (2001) — Open Container Sunset Extended.

## 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/H1488v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1488v2.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1488v3.pdf)
4. **SL 2002-25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1488v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Crawford, J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-07-22** Ch. SL 2002-25 `became-law`
- **2002-07-22** Signed By Gov. 7/22/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-07-12** Pres. To Gov. 7/12/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-07-11** Ratified
- **2002-07-10** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-07-09** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-06-12** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-12** Rec From House
- **2002-06-11** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-06-10** Placed On Cal For 6/11/2002
- **2002-06-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-06-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-05-30** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-29** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00890918-cdce-45c1-ac57-c19377e9f3f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).