---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Environmental Laws 2003."
description: "Amend Environmental Laws 2003."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 824"
citation: "North Carolina SB 824 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL WASTE", "AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "APPOINTMENTS", "COMMERCE", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "INSPECTIONS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "MEMBERSHIP", "MORATORIUMS", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REPORTING", "SANITATION", "SESSION LAWS", "TITLE CHANGE", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER RESOURCES", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "SUNSETS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2003-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d1fceef-87f1-48f9-aede-2f9db9fe84f9"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S824&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "fac1302596b492c85e6ee710c2a44320cf68c2409508368c804f71f60c3350af"
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 824 (2003) — Amend Environmental Laws 2003.

## 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/S824v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S824v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S824v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S824v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2003-340** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S824v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **108–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-07-27** Ch. SL 2003-340 `became-law`
- **2003-07-27** Signed By Gov. 7/27/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-14** Pres. To Gov. 7/11/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Ratified
- **2003-07-09** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-09** Conf Report Adopted
- **2003-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2003
- **2003-07-08** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2003
- **2003-07-08** Conf Com Reported
- **2003-06-26** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-06-26** Conf Com Appointed
- **2003-06-26** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2003-06-25** Placed On Cal For 6/26/2003
- **2003-06-25** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2003-06-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-06-23** Placed On Cal For 6/24/2003
- **2003-06-17** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-06-17** 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/0d1fceef-87f1-48f9-aede-2f9db9fe84f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).