---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various Special Registration Plates."
description: "Various Special Registration Plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "HB 855"
citation: "North Carolina HB 855 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY", "CANCER", "COMMITTEES", "CRIMES", "DISEASES", "DMV", "DWI", "FEES", "FISCAL NOTES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "HEALTH EDUCATION", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "SURVEYING", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "WOMEN", "REP. ALEXANDER", "REP. RAYFIELD", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2003-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b1ad519-489d-47a2-a5e9-a0ca40a711d9"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=H855&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "fb766e86e47ed56561904733fcd408958694eefe2b9e2176cfd9933926ed906f"
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 855 (2003) — Various Special Registration Plates.

## 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/H855v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v6.pdf)
8. **SL 2003-424** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H855v7.pdf)

## Votes

- R2 Ruled Mat'l\CONF. REPORT\ADOPT — **69–36** (pass) · lower
- R3 Ruled Mat'l\CONF. REPORT\ADOPT — **69–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Insko — cosponsor (person)
- McLawhorn — cosponsor (person)
- Rayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Setzer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-14** Ch. SL 2003-424 `became-law`
- **2003-08-14** Signed By Gov. 8/14/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-20** Pres. To Gov. 7/20/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-20** Ratified
- **2003-07-19** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-19** Placed On Cal For 7/19/2003
- **2003-07-19** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-07-19** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2003-07-19** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2003-07-19** Placed On Cal For 7/19/2003
- **2003-07-19** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-07-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-07-15** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-07-15** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2003-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2003
- **2003-07-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-07-15** Reptd Unfav For Conc `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2003-07-10** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-07-10** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2003-07-10** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2003-07-08** Engrossed
- **2003-07-08** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-07-08** Amend Adopted # 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-08** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-06-30** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2003
- **2003-06-30** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-06-27** Placed On Cal For 7/1/2003
- **2003-06-27** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-06-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-06-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-01** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Rec From House
- **2003-04-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-04-29** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-24** Placed On Cal For 4/28/2003
- **2003-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-03** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b1ad519-489d-47a2-a5e9-a0ca40a711d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).