---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Restraint Systems Modified."
description: "Child Restraint Systems Modified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 1218"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1218 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINORS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SAFETY", "SAFETY EQUIPMENT", "SEATBELTS & RESTRAINTS", "SEN. PURCELL", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-05-19"
last_action: "2004-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdbd8424-2d24-494c-a03b-6ad7ad0b0c11"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S1218&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "afe8e43c993fb833fbd7e22f8a70f5a386df5ae0f10c61cf5309e3ac70d10c86"
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 1218 (2003) — Child Restraint Systems Modified.

## 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/S1218v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1218v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1218v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1218v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1218v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2004-191** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1218v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **73–41** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **40–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allran — cosponsor (person)
- Bingham — cosponsor (person)
- Dannelly — cosponsor (person)
- Dorsett — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Purcell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-18** Ch. SL 2004-191 `became-law`
- **2004-08-18** Signed By Gov. 8/17/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-16** Pres. To Gov. 7/15/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-15** Ratified
- **2004-07-14** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-13** Placed On Cal For 7/14/2004
- **2004-07-13** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2004-07-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2004-07-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-07-06** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2004
- **2004-06-30** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-06-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-06-24** Re-ref Com On Judiciary IV `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2004-06-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-06-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-06-03** Ref To Com On Children, Youth and Families `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-03** Rec From Senate
- **2004-06-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-05-26** Placed On Cal For 6/1/2004
- **2004-05-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-20** Ref To Com On Health & Human 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/cdbd8424-2d24-494c-a03b-6ad7ad0b0c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).