---
type: "Bill"
title: "Level 2 GDL Restriction - C.F.T.F."
description: "Level 2 GDL Restriction - C.F.T.F."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 1546"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1546 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS LICENSES", "MINORS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SAFETY", "REP. CLARY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2002-06-05"
last_action: "2002-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1ea8ebd-8432-45e7-b7a3-908015d47deb"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H1546&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "bc44e892f4a9549f31df58b036cb45b056dbcdcec8b08b3141e783ac83640b90"
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 1546 (2001) — Level 2 GDL Restriction - C.F.T.F.

## 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/H1546v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1546v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1546v3.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1546v4.pdf)
5. **SL 2002-73** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H1546v5.pdf)

## Votes

- SEN. AMEND.#3\M11 Concur — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- SEN. AMEND.#4\M11 Concur — **107–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowie — cosponsor (person)
- Brubaker — cosponsor (person)
- Clary — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Crawford, M — cosponsor (person)
- Earle — cosponsor (person)
- Easterling — cosponsor (person)
- Harrington — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Insko — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Luebke — cosponsor (person)
- Preston — cosponsor (person)
- Shubert — cosponsor (person)
- Weiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-08-12** Ch. SL 2002-73 `became-law`
- **2002-08-12** Signed By Gov. 8/12/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-02** Pres. To Gov. 8/2/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-08-01** Ratified
- **2002-07-31** Concurred In S Amend #3 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-31** Concurred In S Amend #4 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-31** Concurred In S Amend #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-30** Placed On Cal For 7/31/2002
- **2002-07-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-07-29** Rec To Concur In S Amend
- **2002-07-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2002-07-24** Amend Adopted #4 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-24** Amend Adopted #3 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-22** Placed On Cal For 7/24/2002
- **2002-07-22** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2002-07-18** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2002-07-18** Amend Failed #2 `amendment-failure`
- **2002-07-18** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2002
- **2002-07-18** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2002-07-18** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2002-07-18** Rec From House
- **2002-07-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-07-16** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2002
- **2002-07-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-07-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-06-06** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-05** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1ea8ebd-8432-45e7-b7a3-908015d47deb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).