---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Enhanced Sentences Laws."
description: "Amend Enhanced Sentences Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 693"
citation: "North Carolina SB 693 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SENTENCING", "WEAPONS", "SEN. THOMAS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-01"
last_action: "2003-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca36a27-8158-4658-8c52-92536ab30f97"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S693&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "7e9db4e42e89d37075efd8834be5697116c99b46130364351cb4e0968db688d2"
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 693 (2003) — Amend Enhanced Sentences Laws.

## 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/S693v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S693v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S693v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S693v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S693v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S693v5.pdf)
7. **SL 2003-378** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S693v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-01** Ch. SL 2003-378 `became-law`
- **2003-08-01** Signed By Gov. 8/1/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-19** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-17** Ratified
- **2003-07-16** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-16** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2003
- **2003-07-15** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2003
- **2003-07-15** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-06-02** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-05-29** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-05-28** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2003-05-27** Placed On Cal For 5/28/2003
- **2003-05-27** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2003-05-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-05-22** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-21** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-20** Placed On Cal For 5/21/2003
- **2003-05-19** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-05-19** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-29** Ref To Com On Judiciary IV `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Rec From Senate
- **2003-04-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-23** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-04-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-02** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-01** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cca36a27-8158-4658-8c52-92536ab30f97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).