---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Constitution/Sch. Fines & Forfeitures."
description: "Amend Constitution/Sch. Fines & Forfeitures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 965"
citation: "North Carolina SB 965 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETING", "CHARTER SCHOOLS", "CONSTITUTION", "NC", "EDUCATION", "ELECTIONS", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REFERENDUMS & INITIATIVES", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SEN. DALTON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2003-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/835aeef1-59ac-4101-aa3c-aad147cfef57"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S965&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "f6b43daea93e7f96a1644cff2103d7ed696563e60584bffb688a36f60ba951a0"
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 965 (2003) — Amend Constitution/Sch. Fines & Forfeitures.

## 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/S965v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S965v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S965v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S965v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S965v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S965v5.pdf)
7. **SL 2003-423** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S965v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **42–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **41–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dalton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-08-14** Ch. SL 2003-423 `became-law`
- **2003-08-14** Signed By Gov. 8/14/2003 `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-19** Pres. To Gov. 7/19/2003 `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-18** Ratified
- **2003-07-18** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2003-07-18** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2003-07-17** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2003
- **2003-07-17** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2003-07-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-07-17** Amend Adopted #4 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-16** Postponed To 7/17/2003
- **2003-07-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-07-15** Amend Adopted #3 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-15** Amendment Withdrawn #2 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2003-07-15** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-07-14** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2003
- **2003-07-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2003-07-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-24** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-24** Rec From Senate
- **2003-04-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2003-04-17** Placed On Cal For 4/22/2003
- **2003-04-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-16** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2003-04-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `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/835aeef1-59ac-4101-aa3c-aad147cfef57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).