---
type: "Bill"
title: "Theft of Gasoline/License Suspension."
description: "Theft of Gasoline/License Suspension."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 278"
citation: "North Carolina SB 278 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FISCAL NOTES", "FUELS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SEN. HAGAN", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-02-28"
last_action: "2001-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f146ac22-9225-49d3-aa94-976045046270"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S278&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "d4cdeabdef9df2da1fb801c7c64aae1b7954f3734cb4202f18f71999b1921541"
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 278 (2001) — Theft of Gasoline/License Suspension.

## 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/S278v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v2.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v3.pdf)
4. **SL 2001-352** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **95–17** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
- Foxx — cosponsor (person)
- Garrou — cosponsor (person)
- Hagan — cosponsor (person)
- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)
- Kinnaird — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Soles — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Wellons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-08-10** Ch. SL 2001-352 `became-law`
- **2001-08-10** Signed By Gov. 8/10/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-07-31** Pres. To Gov. 7/31/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-07-30** Ratified
- **2001-07-26** Concurred In H Amend `amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-25** Placed On Cal For 7/26/2001
- **2001-07-25** Rec To Concur In H Amend
- **2001-07-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-07-24** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-19** Postponed To 7/24/2001
- **2001-07-17** Postponed To 7/19/2001
- **2001-07-16** Placed On Cal For 7/17/2001
- **2001-07-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-07-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-25** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-25** Rec From Senate
- **2001-04-23** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-18** Placed On Cal For 4/23/2001
- **2001-04-18** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2001-04-10** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-10** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-04-09** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-04-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-01** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-28** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f146ac22-9225-49d3-aa94-976045046270`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).