---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Nat. & Hist. Preserve Adds. & Removals."
description: "State Nat. & Hist. Preserve Adds. & Removals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 627"
citation: "North Carolina SB 627 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COASTAL RESOURCES COMN.", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSERVATION", "COUNTIES", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "SESSION LAWS", "TITLE CHANGE", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "DURHAM COUNTY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-03-31"
last_action: "2003-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ba57aaa-e6b4-4d9d-a25c-e37c26174d07"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S627&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "5f0c080120c8d57290532994601fc50763e3ca6c5ef81f765953388d1795f357"
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 627 (2003) — State Nat. & Hist. Preserve Adds. & Removals.

## 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/S627v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S627v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S627v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S627v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2003-234** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S627v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-06-23** Ch. SL 2003-234 `became-law`
- **2003-06-23** Signed By Gov. 6/19/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-16** Pres. To Gov. 6/13/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-12** Ratified
- **2003-06-11** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2003-06-11** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2003-06-10** Reptd Fav To Concur `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-06-09** Re-ref Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-09** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2003-06-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-06-05** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-06-04** Placed On Cal For 6/5/2003
- **2003-06-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-06-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-14** Ref To Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-14** Rec From Senate
- **2003-04-09** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-08** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ba57aaa-e6b4-4d9d-a25c-e37c26174d07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).