---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Building Code Changes-AB."
description: "State Building Code Changes-AB."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 355"
citation: "North Carolina HB 355 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "COUNCILS", "ETHICS", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD", "MEMBERSHIP", "PRESENTED", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TITLE CHANGE", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "REP. DOCKHAM", "REP. HURLEY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dockham"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-02-28"
last_action: "2001-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdf24a7b-c97e-4746-87a7-d4d10b170822"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H355&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "6b5ca867d82818159c63327dd1bf24fd14ffe7e29337650b967736701a224b4f"
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 355 (2001) — State Building Code Changes-AB.

## 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/H355v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H355v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H355v3.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H355v4.pdf)
5. **SL 2001-421** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H355v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading\Adopt\Conference\Report — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dockham — primary (person)
- Hurley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-09-22** Ch. SL 2001-421 `became-law`
- **2001-09-22** Signed By Gov. 9/22/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-09-13** Pres. To Gov. 9/13/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-09-12** Ratified
- **2001-09-11** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2001-09-10** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-09-10** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2001-09-06** Placed On Cal For 9/10/2001
- **2001-09-06** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-09-06** Placed On Cal For 9/10/2001
- **2001-09-06** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-08-09** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-08-02** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-08-02** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2001
- **2001-08-01** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-08-01** Reptd Unfav For Conc `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2001-08-01** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2001-07-25** Ref To Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2001-07-25** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-07-23** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-07-19** Placed On Cal For 7/23/2001
- **2001-07-19** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-07-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-07-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-07-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-18** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-18** Rec From House
- **2001-04-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-16** Placed On Cal For 4/17/2001
- **2001-04-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-04-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-01** Ref To Com On State Government `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-28** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdf24a7b-c97e-4746-87a7-d4d10b170822`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).