---
type: "Bill"
title: "Strengthen Littering Laws."
description: "Strengthen Littering Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 1014"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1014 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTS", "COURTS", "CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "CRIMES", "CURRICULUM", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "ELECTIONS", "STATE BOARD OF", "ENVIRONMENT", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FISCAL NOTES", "GOVERNOR", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "POLITICAL ACTIVITY", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RECYCLING", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SIGNS", "SOLID WASTE", "STATE BUILDINGS", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TRUCKS", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "LITTERING", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-04-04"
last_action: "2002-01-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb2164d7-439a-4aab-bb10-b1f13fea6cd2"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S1014&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "49956cf141c6f9682e2bd0399e31f80981bc56035300c7e4b27d15aac115dbb8"
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 SB 1014 (2001) — Strengthen Littering Laws.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S1014v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v4.pdf)
5. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v5.pdf)
6. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v6.pdf)
7. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v7.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v8.pdf)
9. **SL 2001-512** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1014v9.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **104–2** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)
- Allran — cosponsor (person)
- Carpenter — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Martin of Guilford — cosponsor (person)
- Odom — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)
- Wellons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-01-04** Ch. SL 2001-512 `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 Adopted
- **2001-12-04** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-12-03** Placed On Cal For 12/4/2001
- **2001-12-03** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-12-03** Placed On Cal For 12/4/2001
- **2001-12-03** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-08-08** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-08-07** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-08-07** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-08-06** Placed On Cal For 8/7/2001
- **2001-08-06** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/6/2001
- **2001-08-02** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2001
- **2001-08-01** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2001-07-30** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-07-30** Amend Adopted #1,#2 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-24** Placed On Cal For 7/25/2001
- **2001-07-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-07-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-06-19** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-19** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-06-19** Postponed To 6/20/2001
- **2001-06-18** Placed On Cal For 6/19/2001
- **2001-06-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-30** Ref To Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-30** Rec From Senate
- **2001-04-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-04-25** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-04-24** Placed On Cal For 4/25/2001
- **2001-04-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-04-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-04-18** Placed On Cal For 4/23/2001
- **2001-04-18** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2001-04-16** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-16** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-04-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-05** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb2164d7-439a-4aab-bb10-b1f13fea6cd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).