---
type: "Bill"
title: "Toll Road and Bridge Authority Created."
description: "Toll Road and Bridge Authority Created."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 644"
citation: "North Carolina HB 644 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "AUTHORITIES", "BOARDS", "BRIDGE AUTHORITY", "BRIDGES", "FISCAL NOTES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS COMN.", "GOVERNOR", "HIGHWAY TRUST FUND", "INTERNET", "MEMBERSHIP", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SPEAKER", "DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "REP. CRAWFORD", "MECKLENBURG COUNTY", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-14"
last_action: "2002-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/518ce179-0639-4cad-bdde-ab9471ca843e"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H644&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c4c124e638df2fc015f491f9703f2269f1d5d66bd90e7908c1cb58d9e1e5af02"
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 644 (2001) — Toll Road and Bridge Authority Created.

## 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/H644v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v4.pdf)
5. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v5.pdf)
6. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v6.pdf)
7. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v7.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v8.pdf)
9. **SL 2002-133** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H644v9.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **32–8** (pass) · upper
- CONF. REPORT\ADOPT — **74–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowie — cosponsor (person)
- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Crawford, J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-10-03** Ch. SL 2002-133 `became-law`
- **2002-10-03** Signed By Gov. 10/3/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-26** Pres. To Gov. 9/26/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-09-25** Ratified
- **2002-09-24** Adopted `passage`
- **2002-09-23** Conf Report Adopted
- **2002-09-23** Placed On Cal For 9/23/2002
- **2002-09-23** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-09-20** Placed On Cal For 9/23/2002
- **2002-09-20** Conf Com Reported
- **2002-08-13** Conf Com Appointed
- **2002-08-05** Conf Com Appointed
- **2002-08-05** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2002-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/5/2002
- **2002-08-01** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-08-01** Reptd Unfav For Conc `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2002-07-17** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2002-07-17** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2002-07-11** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2002-07-11** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2002-07-09** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2002-07-03** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2002
- **2002-07-03** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2002-07-03** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2002-07-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-10-04** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-10-04** Rec From House
- **2001-10-04** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-10-03** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-10-03** Reconsidered 2nd Reading
- **2001-10-03** Failed 2nd Reading
- **2001-10-02** Placed On Cal For 10/3/2001
- **2001-09-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-09-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-08-16** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2001-08-16** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-08-16** Amend Pending #2,#6
- **2001-08-16** Amendment Withdrawn #1,#5 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2001-08-16** Amend Adopted #3,#4 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-08-14** Placed On Cal For 8/15/2001
- **2001-08-13** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-08-13** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-06-18** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-15** Ref To Com On Transportation `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/518ce179-0639-4cad-bdde-ab9471ca843e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).