---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Construction Law Changes."
description: "Public Construction Law Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 623"
citation: "North Carolina HB 623 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "BUILDINGS", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "DEFINITIONS", "ELECTRICITY", "ENGINEERS & SURVEYORS BOARD", "FISCAL NOTES", "HOSPITALS", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS BOARD", "DEBT/LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT", "TITLE CHANGE", "UNC", "UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "UTILITIES", "REP. MCMAHAN", "NEW HANOVER COUNTY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-14"
last_action: "2002-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eeea246d-0db5-4284-9da9-cd5146486411"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H623&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "7660bfb40e20f3c6edb88b3f4a9a8a87ddf5545ff0c8025701d9fd79eff2ce88"
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 623 (2001) — Public Construction Law Changes.

## 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/H623v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H623v2.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H623v3.pdf)
4. **SL 2002-161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H623v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Third Reading\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- R3 Ruled Mat'l\CONF. REPORT\ADOPT — **99–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arnold — cosponsor (person)
- Baddour — cosponsor (person)
- Bowie — cosponsor (person)
- Daughtry — cosponsor (person)
- Dockham — cosponsor (person)
- Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- McCombs — cosponsor (person)
- McMahan — cosponsor (person)
- Morris — cosponsor (person)
- Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Pope — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-10-17** Ch. SL 2002-161 `became-law`
- **2002-10-17** Signed By Gov. 10/17/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-10-04** Pres. To Gov. 10/4/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-10-03** Ratified
- **2002-10-02** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2002-10-01** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2002-10-01** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2002-09-26** Placed On Cal For 10/1/2002
- **2002-09-26** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2002-09-26** Placed On Cal For 9/30/2002
- **2002-09-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-09-24** Placed On Cal For 9/26/2002
- **2002-09-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2002-09-23** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2002-09-23** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2002-09-23** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2002-09-20** Placed On Cal For 9/23/2002
- **2002-09-20** Conf Held As Material
- **2002-09-20** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-09-20** Placed On Cal For 9/23/2002
- **2002-09-20** Conf Held As Material
- **2002-09-20** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-08-13** Conf Rpt Rtn To Conf Com
- **2002-08-13** Conf Rpt Rtn To Conf Com
- **2002-08-13** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2002-08-07** Postponed To 8/12/2002
- **2002-08-06** Postponed To 8/7/2002
- **2002-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/5/2002
- **2002-08-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-08-01** Postponed To 8/6/2002
- **2002-07-31** Placed On Cal For 8/1/2002
- **2002-07-31** Conf Held As Material
- **2002-07-31** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-12-04** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-12-04** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-12-04** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-12-04** Placed On Cal For 12/4/2001
- **2001-12-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-12-04** Reptd Unfav For Conc `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2001-09-06** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-09-06** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-09-04** Placed On Cal For 9/6/2001
- **2001-09-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-09-04** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-09-04** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-09-04** Placed On Cal For 9/4/2001
- **2001-09-04** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-09-04** 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 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-04-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-04-19** Placed On Cal For 4/23/2001
- **2001-04-19** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-04-19** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-15** Ref To Com On State Government `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eeea246d-0db5-4284-9da9-cd5146486411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).