---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Environmental/Health Laws."
description: "Amend Environmental/Health Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 312"
citation: "North Carolina SB 312 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FERTILIZERS", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "INSPECTIONS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RESEARCH", "SOLID WASTE", "TITLE CHANGE", "UNC", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "SEN. HOYLE", "CAPE FEAR RIVER", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-01"
last_action: "2001-10-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f08fbe2-c361-4c93-a290-fba776862696"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S312&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3c01e2efe9f5f1432190f46d29367652b238b9e19b24d5baa2f15bd7e07ee645"
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 312 (2001) — Amend Environmental/Health 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/S312v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S312v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S312v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S312v4.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S312v5.pdf)
6. **SL 2001-440** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S312v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-15** Ch. SL 2001-440 `became-law`
- **2001-10-15** Signed By Gov. 10/15/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-08** Pres. To Gov. 10/5/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-10-04** Ratified
- **2001-10-03** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2001-10-02** Placed On Cal For 10/3/2001
- **2001-10-02** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2001-10-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-09-27** Placed On Cal For 10/1/2001
- **2001-09-25** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-09-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-06-06** Re-ref Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-06** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-06-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-06-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-23** Ref To Com On Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-19** Rec From Senate
- **2001-04-18** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-17** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-04-17** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-05** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-01** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f08fbe2-c361-4c93-a290-fba776862696`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).