---
type: "Bill"
title: "Saltwater Fishing Fund/Holdover Appointments."
description: "Saltwater Fishing Fund/Holdover Appointments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "HB 831"
citation: "North Carolina HB 831 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "BUDGETING", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONSERVATION", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FISCAL NOTES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HUNTING & FISHING", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "MEMBERSHIP", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "SPEAKER", "STATE CONTROLLER", "STATE TREASURER", "STUDIES", "REP. GIBSON", "REP. MCCOMAS", "CHAPTERED", "MARINE RESOURCES RESTORATION COMM.", "MARINE RESOURCES FUND BOARD", "SALTWATER FISHING FUND", "SALTWATER FISHING FUND BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gibson"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-01"
last_action: "2004-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c734dcf3-e40b-4ffe-a9e2-8856bd2e8b45"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=H831&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c2d2d096f4a2b3db6554802b93cf089c3bf5f75936a7cfc3935e18efb8684607"
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 831 (2003) — Saltwater Fishing Fund/Holdover Appointments.

## 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/H831v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v5.pdf)
7. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v6.pdf)
8. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v7.pdf)
9. **Edition 8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v8.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v9.pdf)
11. **SL 2004-187** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H831v10.pdf)

## Votes

- R2 Ruled Mat'l\M11 Concur — **54–50** (pass) · lower
- R3 Ruled Mat'l\M11 Concur — **66–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gibson — primary (person)
- C. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Ellis — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Luebke — cosponsor (person)
- McComas — cosponsor (person)
- McLawhorn — cosponsor (person)
- McMahan — cosponsor (person)
- Munford — cosponsor (person)
- Parmon — cosponsor (person)
- Stiller — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-17** Ch. SL 2004-187 `became-law`
- **2004-08-17** Signed By Gov. 8/17/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-17** Ratified
- **2004-07-17** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-15** Postponed To 7/16/2004
- **2004-07-13** Postponed To 7/14/2004
- **2004-07-12** Postponed To 7/13/2004
- **2004-07-09** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2004-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2004
- **2004-07-08** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2004-07-08** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2004-07-07** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-07-07** Amend Failed # 1 `amendment-failure`
- **2004-07-06** Com Amend Adpt & Engross #1, #2, & #3
- **2004-07-06** Reptd Fav As Amended `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-07-06** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-06** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-07-06** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2004-07-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-07-19** Ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-19** Rec From House
- **2003-07-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-07-19** Amend Adopted #6 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-19** Amend Adopted #5 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-19** Amend Adopted #4 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-18** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-07-18** Amend Adopted #3 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-18** Amend Adopted #2 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-18** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-17** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2003
- **2003-07-17** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-07-17** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2003-07-17** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-07-14** Ref To Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-14** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-07-10** Placed On Cal For 7/14/2003
- **2003-07-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-07-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-20** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-02** Ref to the Com on Environment and Natural Resources and, if favorable, to the Com on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-01** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c734dcf3-e40b-4ffe-a9e2-8856bd2e8b45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).