---
type: "Bill"
title: "Septic System Setbacks for Pre-1977 Lots."
description: "Septic System Setbacks for Pre-1977 Lots."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 1202"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1202 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INFRASTRUCTURE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "UTILITIES", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "SEN. SOLES", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-05-19"
last_action: "2004-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5852ac48-970c-4b63-9c25-fef326bede91"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S1202&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3163519950d39650d16577e72cdf31c852592c32244b1bd265ef044334dedf1e"
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 1202 (2003) — Septic System Setbacks for Pre-1977 Lots.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S1202v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1202v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1202v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1202v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2004-140** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1202v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 8\To Concur — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Soles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-07-29** Ch. SL 2004-140 `became-law`
- **2004-07-29** Signed By Gov. 7/29/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-13** Pres. To Gov. 7/12/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-12** Ratified
- **2004-07-09** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2004
- **2004-07-08** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2004-07-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2004-07-07** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2004
- **2004-07-07** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2004-07-07** Postponed To 7/14/2004
- **2004-07-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-07-02** Placed On Cal For 7/6/2004
- **2004-06-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-06-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-06-24** Re-ref Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-24** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2004-06-21** Ref To Com On Health `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-21** Rec From Senate
- **2004-06-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-06-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-20** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-19** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5852ac48-970c-4b63-9c25-fef326bede91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).