---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Environmental Laws-3/Appointments."
description: "Amend Environmental Laws-3/Appointments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 823"
citation: "North Carolina SB 823 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "APPOINTMENTS", "AUTHORITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSERVATION", "COUNCILS", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GENERAL STATUTES", "GOVERNOR", "GRANTS", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MEMBERSHIP", "DAIRY PRODUCTS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REPORTING", "RETAILING", "SPEAKER", "TERM LENGTHS & LIMITS", "TITLE CHANGE", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "UTILITIES", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WATERSHED COUNCIL", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "NEUSE RIVER", "CHAPTERED", "DROUGHT MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2004-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1a51fda-357b-48c2-ae3a-5889cac57c18"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S823&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e13a205446a56f4b897219aae113edaab783aedd075a0f5646f768f59b8ff2e9"
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 823 (2003) — Amend Environmental Laws-3/Appointments.

## 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/S823v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S823v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S823v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S823v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S823v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2004-195** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S823v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **99–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **40–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-18** Ch. SL 2004-195 `became-law`
- **2004-08-18** Signed By Gov. 8/17/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-17** Ratified
- **2004-07-17** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-17** Placed On Cal For 7/17/2004
- **2004-07-17** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2004-07-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-07-16** Placed On Cal For 7/17/2004
- **2004-07-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-07-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-07-15** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-15** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2004-07-13** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-07-13** 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
- **2003-04-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-15** Reptd Fav `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/a1a51fda-357b-48c2-ae3a-5889cac57c18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).