---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicle Transition/Premiums Tax/Prepared Food."
description: "Vehicle Transition/Premiums Tax/Prepared Food."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 748"
citation: "North Carolina HB 748 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "FISCAL NOTES", "FOOD SERVICES", "HMOS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "MEDIA", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SESSION LAWS", "TAX EXEMPTIONS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "CORPORATE INCOME", "TAXES", "FOOD", "TAXES", "MOTOR VEHICLE", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TITLE CHANGE", "WELFARE", "REP. NESBITT", "TAXES", "HIGHWAY USE", "VENDING MACHINES", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-21"
last_action: "2001-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ec93987-fa5d-48d1-8c2d-a965e0f50eb6"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H748&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e74a5b3afec9220a404bc20f5ba022f26163f17fddb78b8768bbbbf5260add6a"
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 748 (2001) — Vehicle Transition/Premiums Tax/Prepared Food.

## 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/H748v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H748v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H748v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H748v4.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H748v5.pdf)
6. **SL 2001-489** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H748v6.pdf)

## Votes

- R3 Ruled Mat'l\M11 Concur — **61–44** (pass) · lower
- R2 Ruled Mat'l\M7 Re-Refer\Finance — **41–51** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morris — cosponsor (person)
- Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
- Wainwright — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-12-19** Ch. SL 2001-489 `became-law`
- **2001-12-19** Signed By Gov. 12/19/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-12-06** Pres. To Gov. 12/6/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-12-05** Ratified
- **2001-12-04** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2001-12-03** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2001-11-29** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2001-11-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-11-29** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-11-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-11-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-11-27** Placed On Cal For 11/28/2001
- **2001-11-27** Held As Material
- **2001-11-27** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-11-27** Reconsidered 2nd Reading
- **2001-11-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-11-20** Placed On Cal For 11/27/2001
- **2001-11-20** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-11-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-11-16** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-11-16** Rec From House
- **2001-11-13** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-11-13** Cal For Immediate Consid
- **2001-11-13** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-11-13** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-22** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-21** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ec93987-fa5d-48d1-8c2d-a965e0f50eb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).