---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unauthorized Use of CB Equipment."
description: "Unauthorized Use of CB Equipment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "HB 257"
citation: "North Carolina HB 257 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNICATIONS", "CRIMES", "FISCAL NOTES", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "MEDIA", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "REP. BAKER", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-03-05"
last_action: "2004-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c76f0932-f93b-418c-9eca-b000c79a9598"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=H257&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "5c710308c6cf2c542a48ee2628591835352b038ee4a9553a538e149d29c223d2"
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 HB 257 (2003) — Unauthorized Use of CB Equipment.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v5.pdf)
7. **SL 2004-72** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H257v6.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **100–3** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Baker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-07-09** Ch. SL 2004-72 `became-law`
- **2004-07-09** Signed By Gov. 7/8/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-06-29** Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-06-28** Ratified
- **2004-06-24** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2004-06-23** Placed On Cal For 6/24/2004
- **2004-06-21** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-06-21** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2004-06-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-06-15** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2004-06-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-01** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Rec From House
- **2003-04-29** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-29** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-28** Placed On Cal For 4/29/2003
- **2003-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-06** Ref To Com On Public Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c76f0932-f93b-418c-9eca-b000c79a9598`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).