---
type: "Bill"
title: "Private Correctional Officers."
description: "Private Correctional Officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "North Carolina SB 137 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORRECTION DEPT.", "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "COUNTIES", "FISCAL NOTES", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "LIABILITY", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "NOTIFICATION", "PRESENTED", "PRIVATIZATION", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SBI", "SECURITY SERVICES", "SHERIFFS", "SEN. BALLANCE", "LIABILITY", "HERTFORD COUNTY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-02-13"
last_action: "2001-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53b79409-e634-455a-aece-a6cf147b072b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S137&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0401f0e8da51caba6ff9b238274b2d83df1e56bc8d270ff12f3cf5db554f4188"
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 137 (2001) — Private Correctional Officers.

## 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/S137v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S137v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S137v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S137v4.pdf)
5. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S137v5.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S137v6.pdf)
7. **SL 2001-378** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S137v7.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballance — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-08-18** Ch. SL 2001-378 `became-law`
- **2001-08-18** Signed By Gov. 8/18/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-08-08** Pres. To Gov. 8/8/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-08-07** Ratified
- **2001-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2001
- **2001-08-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2001
- **2001-08-01** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-05-31** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-05-31** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-05-31** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-05-30** Placed On Cal For 5/31/2001
- **2001-05-30** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2001-05-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-05-29** Amend Adopted #4 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-24** Postponed To 5/29/2001
- **2001-05-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-05-24** Amend Adopted #2, #3 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-24** Amendment Withdrawn #1 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2001-05-22** Postponed To 5/24/2001
- **2001-05-16** Amend Pending #1
- **2001-05-16** Postponed To 5/22/2001
- **2001-05-15** Placed On Cal For 5/16/2001
- **2001-05-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-05-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-05-08** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-05-07** Placed On Cal For 5/8/2001
- **2001-05-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-05-03** Reptd Without Prejudice
- **2001-04-12** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-12** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-12** Ref To Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-12** Rec From Senate
- **2001-03-07** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-03-07** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-03-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-02-14** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-13** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53b79409-e634-455a-aece-a6cf147b072b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).