---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require Affidavits of Bail Bondsmen."
description: "Require Affidavits of Bail Bondsmen."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 962"
citation: "North Carolina SB 962 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BAIL", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "EMPLOYMENT", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "SEN. SWINDELL", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2003-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6198ae4-e809-417e-bc2d-c1cfb4f72552"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S962&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "85e3997055b90dc81ca02707e6967ec5c0368ab98103c98f46ad816bc514ce0f"
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 962 (2003) — Require Affidavits of Bail Bondsmen.

## 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/S962v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S962v1.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S962v2.pdf)
4. **SL 2003-148** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S962v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gulley — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-06-09** Ch. SL 2003-148 `became-law`
- **2003-06-09** Signed By Gov. 6/4/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-02** Pres. To Gov. 5/30/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-05-29** Ratified
- **2003-05-28** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** Placed On Cal For 5/28/2003
- **2003-05-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-05-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-22** Ref To Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-22** Rec From Senate
- **2003-04-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-04-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-03** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `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/a6198ae4-e809-417e-bc2d-c1cfb4f72552`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).