---
type: "Bill"
title: "Air Quality Permits."
description: "Air Quality Permits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 945"
citation: "North Carolina SB 945 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FISCAL NOTES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "SEN. HOYLE", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2003-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1c960d-f301-4fdb-86da-bc6e91971f35"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S945&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "b1c250a377dd9ed9db262aa44a126e82f883bf9ef71e4272dd2a194cae126170"
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 945 (2003) — Air Quality Permits.

## 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/S945v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S945v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S945v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S945v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S945v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S945v5.pdf)
7. **SL 2003-428** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S945v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
- Foxx — cosponsor (person)
- Garrou — cosponsor (person)
- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)
- Rucho — cosponsor (person)
- Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-19** Ch. SL 2003-428 `became-law`
- **2003-08-19** Signed By Gov. 8/19/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-19** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-17** Ratified
- **2003-07-16** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2003-07-15** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2003-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2003
- **2003-07-15** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2003
- **2003-07-15** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-07-14** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2003
- **2003-07-14** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2003-07-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-07-10** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/10/2003
- **2003-07-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-07-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-06-26** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-26** Rec From Senate
- **2003-06-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-06-23** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-06-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-06-05** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-05** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-06-05** 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/6e1c960d-f301-4fdb-86da-bc6e91971f35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).