---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recreation Vehicles-Width/Length Changes."
description: "Recreation Vehicles-Width/Length Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 686"
citation: "North Carolina HB 686 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEFINITIONS", "DMV", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "TRAILERS", "TRANSPORTATION", "REP. GIBSON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gibson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-15"
last_action: "2001-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/827d526c-989d-4b08-8abb-3d63e099f088"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H686&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0aaf6b3c0d4a060602249ccd6831a80434db128fae6a6fb8982a8bc4e36e593e"
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 686 (2001) — Recreation Vehicles-Width/Length 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/H686v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H686v2.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H686v3.pdf)
4. **SL 2001-341** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H686v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gibson — primary (person)
- Bowie — cosponsor (person)
- Walker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-08-03** Ch. SL 2001-341 `became-law`
- **2001-08-03** Signed By Gov. 8/3/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-07-24** Pres. To Gov. 7/24/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-07-23** Ratified
- **2001-07-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-07-18** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-07-17** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-25** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-25** Rec From House
- **2001-04-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-04-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-04-25** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-24** Placed On Cal For 4/25/2001
- **2001-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-04-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-19** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-15** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/827d526c-989d-4b08-8abb-3d63e099f088`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).