---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health Bioterrorism Preparedness."
description: "Public Health Bioterrorism Preparedness."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 1508"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1508 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BIOTECHNOLOGY", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "CRIMES", "DHHS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "DISEASES", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INDIGENTS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LIENS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "PHYSICIANS", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "REPORTING", "TITLE CHANGE", "REP. EDWARDS", "RECORDS", "STATE VETERINARIAN", "RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS", "CHAPTERED", "STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR", "INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2002-06-03"
last_action: "2002-10-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e911a21d-9e7a-4625-bc9b-cb8aff5034ca"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H1508&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "b152bf61d9e709ba888f6aa47b9df7062a8d2484bd165c7d7555d9c4fa0d1970"
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 1508 (2001) — Public Health Bioterrorism Preparedness.

## 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/H1508v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v4.pdf)
5. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v5.pdf)
6. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v6.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v7.pdf)
8. **SL 2002-179** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1508v8.pdf)

## Votes

- CONF. REPORT\ADOPT — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Church — cosponsor (person)
- Crawford, M — cosponsor (person)
- Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Wainwright — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-10-31** Ch. SL 2002-179 `became-law`
- **2002-10-31** Signed By Gov. 10/31/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-10-04** Pres. To Gov. 10/4/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-10-03** Ratified
- **2002-10-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2002-10-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2002-10-01** Placed On Cal For 10/2/2002
- **2002-10-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-10-01** Placed On Cal For 10/2/2002
- **2002-10-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-09-20** Conf Com Appointed
- **2002-09-19** Conf Com Appointed
- **2002-09-09** Conf Com Appointed
- **2002-09-09** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2002-09-05** Placed On Cal For 9/9/2002
- **2002-08-30** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-08-30** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2002-08-28** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-08-28** Amend Adopted #5 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-28** Amend Adopted #4 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-28** Amend Adopted #3 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-28** Amend Pending #2
- **2002-08-28** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2002-08-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-08-15** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2002-08-15** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2002-08-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-08-01** Ref To Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2002-08-01** Rec From House
- **2002-07-30** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-07-29** Placed On Cal For 7/30/2002
- **2002-07-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-07-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-06-12** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-12** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-06-04** Ref to the Com on Public Health and, if favorable, to the Com on Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-03** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e911a21d-9e7a-4625-bc9b-cb8aff5034ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).