---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Gov't Reverse Auctions."
description: "Local Gov't Reverse Auctions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 1170"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1170 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "AUCTIONS", "BIDS & BIDDING", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "FISCAL NOTES", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PURCHASING", "RATIFIED", "SEN. REEVES", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2002-06-04"
last_action: "2002-09-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f462241-536a-4d4c-b20e-b20e96da269a"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S1170&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e01eed81b900f9fd61ae2390ad492417002f0fba739c711a1770895637082970"
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 1170 (2001) — Local Gov't Reverse Auctions.

## 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/S1170v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1170v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1170v3.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1170v4.pdf)
5. **SL 2002-107** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1170v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 8\To Concur — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reeves — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-12** Ch. SL 2002-107 `became-law`
- **2002-09-12** Signed By Gov. 9/6/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-29** Pres. To Gov. 8/29/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-08-28** Ratified
- **2002-08-28** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** Placed On Cal For 8/28/2002
- **2002-08-27** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2002-08-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-08-20** Placed On Cal For 8/21/2002
- **2002-08-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-08-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-07-30** Ref To Com On Science and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2002-07-30** Rec From Senate
- **2002-07-25** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-07-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2002-07-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2002-06-05** Ref To Com On State and Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f462241-536a-4d4c-b20e-b20e96da269a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).