---
type: "Bill"
title: "DSS Changes 2-AB."
description: "DSS Changes 2-AB."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 377"
citation: "North Carolina HB 377 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD SUPPORT", "COURTS", "DHHS", "EMPLOYMENT", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "MINORS", "NOTIFICATION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SESSION LAWS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "REP. CULPEPPER", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-02-28"
last_action: "2001-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7da31597-0335-4cb7-a914-108c6376dcf7"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H377&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "27bf613a8cb9ef267499f892c0f26d5c05406d4318e0f7d13e223cde63b60fa8"
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 377 (2001) — DSS Changes 2-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/H377v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H377v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H377v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H377v4.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H377v5.pdf)
6. **SL 2001-237** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H377v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **43–2** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur In\SCS — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Culpepper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-06-23** Ch. SL 2001-237 `became-law`
- **2001-06-23** Signed By Gov. 6/23/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-06-18** Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-06-14** Ratified
- **2001-06-13** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-12** Placed On Cal For 6/13/2001
- **2001-06-12** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-06-12** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-06-07** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-06-06** Placed On Cal For 6/7/2001
- **2001-06-06** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-06-05** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-06-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-25** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-25** Rec From House
- **2001-04-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-24** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-23** Placed On Cal For 4/24/2001
- **2001-04-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-04-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-01** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `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/7da31597-0335-4cb7-a914-108c6376dcf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).