---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Construction Law Changes."
description: "Public Construction Law Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 914"
citation: "North Carolina SB 914 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "APPROPRIATIONS", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "BIDS & BIDDING", "BUDGETING", "BUILDINGS", "COMMERCE", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "FISCAL NOTES", "LANDSCAPING", "LEASING", "LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMN.", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MINORITIES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "STUDIES", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TITLE CHANGE", "UNC", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "SEN. DALTON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-04-04"
last_action: "2001-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c08c6dd-c24d-4ec0-b4ab-8260822ec602"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S914&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "dcfdd56972f291e6b3651e7854d85bb41862a933da6640dc25022f367913c41b"
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 914 (2001) — Public Construction Law Changes.

## 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/S914v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v4.pdf)
5. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v5.pdf)
6. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v6.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v7.pdf)
8. **SL 2001-496** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S914v8.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **30–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dalton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-12-19** Ch. SL 2001-496 `became-law`
- **2001-12-19** Signed By Gov. 12/19/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-12-06** Pres. To Gov. 12/7/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-12-06** Ratified
- **2001-12-06** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-12-06** Conf Report Adopted
- **2001-12-05** Placed On Cal For 12/6/2001
- **2001-12-05** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-12-05** Placed On Cal For 12/6/2001
- **2001-12-05** Conf Com Reported
- **2001-12-05** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-12-05** Conf Com Appointed
- **2001-12-05** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2001-12-05** Placed On Cal For 12/5/2001
- **2001-12-05** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2001-12-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-12-05** Amend Adopted #2 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-12-04** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-12-04** Amendment Withdrawn #1 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2001-12-03** Placed On Cal For 12/4/2001
- **2001-12-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-12-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-11-29** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2001-11-29** Removed From Cal
- **2001-11-29** Amend Adopted #4,#5,#6,#7 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-11-29** Amend Failed #3 `amendment-failure`
- **2001-11-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-11-28** Amend Adopted #2 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-11-28** Amend Failed #1 `amendment-failure`
- **2001-11-27** Placed On Cal For 11/28/2001
- **2001-11-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-11-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-09-11** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-09-11** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2001-04-26** Ref To Com On Education `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-26** Rec From Senate
- **2001-04-25** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-04-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-04-05** Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education `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/5c08c6dd-c24d-4ec0-b4ab-8260822ec602`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).