---
type: "Bill"
title: "Redefine \"Special ABC Area\"."
description: "Redefine \"Special ABC Area\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "HB 948"
citation: "North Carolina HB 948 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "CRIMES", "DEFINITIONS", "FINES & PENALTIES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TITLE CHANGE", "URBAN DEVELOPMENT", "REP. HAIRE", "GRAHAM COUNTY", "SWAIN COUNTY", "STOKES COUNTY", "ALLEGHANY COUNTY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-29"
last_action: "2002-01-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7ecc983-fec4-4cea-adf9-f7862a9ba902"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=H948&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "54ba12d8e7cbccbd276db164311a5a8d6e74f076ee3d95308b0994d51f28ab59"
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 948 (2001) — Redefine "Special ABC Area".

## 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/H948v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H948v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H948v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H948v4.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H948v5.pdf)
6. **SL 2001-515** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/House/PDF/H948v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt 2 — **57–51** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **25–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-01-04** Ch. SL 2001-515 `became-law`
- **2002-01-04** Signed By Gov. 1/4/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2001-12-06** Pres. To Gov. 12/6/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-12-05** Ratified
- **2001-12-04** Conf Report #2 Adopted
- **2001-12-03** Postponed To 12/4/2001
- **2001-11-29** Placed On Cal For 12/3/2001
- **2001-11-29** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-11-29** Conf Rpt Rtn To Conf Com
- **2001-11-29** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-11-29** Conf Report #2 Adopted
- **2001-11-29** Placed On Cal For 11/29/2001
- **2001-11-29** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-11-29** Conf Rpt Recon/withdrawn
- **2001-11-28** Placed On Cal For 11/29/2001
- **2001-11-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-11-28** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-11-28** Placed On Cal For 11/28/2001
- **2001-11-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-11-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-11-13** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-11-13** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-11-08** Placed On Cal For 11/13/2001
- **2001-11-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-11-08** Reptd Unfav For Conc `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2001-10-04** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-10-04** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2001-10-03** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-10-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-10-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-09-26** Re-ref Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2001-09-26** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2001-05-01** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-30** Held by Senate
- **2001-04-30** Rec From House
- **2001-04-26** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-26** 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`
- **2001-04-03** Ref To Com On Alcoholic Beverage Control `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-29** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7ecc983-fec4-4cea-adf9-f7862a9ba902`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).