---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hit and Run - 2 Year License Revocation."
description: "Hit and Run - 2 Year License Revocation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "HB 963"
citation: "North Carolina HB 963 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DEATH & DYING", "DMV", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SENTENCING", "REP. WARNER", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-08"
last_action: "2003-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fab6e2e-a25d-4628-830f-35ac05e614e0"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=H963&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e172afaa1a103872b3c58e8837060c3c051b414dc043323bc7805a2ff1755679"
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 963 (2003) — Hit and Run - 2 Year License Revocation.

## 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/H963v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H963v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H963v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H963v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H963v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H963v5.pdf)
7. **SL 2003-394** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/House/PDF/H963v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Decker — cosponsor (person)
- Pate — cosponsor (person)
- Warner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-07** Ch. SL 2003-394 `became-law`
- **2003-08-07** Signed By Gov. 8/7/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-19** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-17** Ratified
- **2003-07-16** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-15** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2003
- **2003-07-15** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-07-14** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2003
- **2003-07-14** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-06-19** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-06-18** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-06-18** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2003-06-17** Placed On Cal For 6/18/2003
- **2003-06-12** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-06-12** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2003-06-10** Engrossed
- **2003-06-10** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-06-10** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-06-05** Placed On Cal For 6/10/2003
- **2003-06-05** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-06-04** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-06-03** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-06-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-05** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Rec From House
- **2003-05-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-30** Placed On Cal For 5/1/2003
- **2003-04-30** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-04-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-09** Ref To Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fab6e2e-a25d-4628-830f-35ac05e614e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).