---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gen. Nondischarge Permits/Animal Operations."
description: "Gen. Nondischarge Permits/Animal Operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 733"
citation: "North Carolina SB 733 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURAL WASTE", "AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMISSIONS", "DENR", "EDUCATION", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "UNC", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2003-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7237e374-236b-4d1e-8e2f-83789ca6ca79"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S733&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "78284b5ff87078dd6c33d5282500be163aaf7761961cfe155e8e2efb68ca2cb3"
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 733 (2003) — Gen. Nondischarge Permits/Animal Operations.

## 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/S733v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2003-28** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **107–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)
- Bingham — cosponsor (person)
- Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Dorsett — cosponsor (person)
- Garrou — cosponsor (person)
- Garwood — cosponsor (person)
- Hargett — cosponsor (person)
- Holloman — cosponsor (person)
- Horton — cosponsor (person)
- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)
- Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kerr — cosponsor (person)
- Kinnaird — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Malone — cosponsor (person)
- Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Purcell — cosponsor (person)
- Rand — cosponsor (person)
- Sloan — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Tillman — cosponsor (person)
- Weinstein — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-05-01** Ch. SL 2003-28 `became-law`
- **2003-05-01** Signed By Gov. 4/30/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-04-29** Pres. To Gov. 4/28/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-04-28** Ratified
- **2003-04-24** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-24** Placed On Cal For 4/24/2003
- **2003-04-24** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2003-04-23** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-22** Placed On Cal For 4/23/2003
- **2003-04-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-04-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-21** Ref To Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** Rec From Senate
- **2003-04-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-17** Placed On Cal For 4/17/2003
- **2003-04-17** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-04-17** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-03** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7237e374-236b-4d1e-8e2f-83789ca6ca79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).