---
type: "Bill"
title: "Improve State IT Efficiency & Proj. Mgm't."
description: "Improve State IT Efficiency & Proj. Mgm't."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 991"
citation: "North Carolina SB 991 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "AOC", "APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE", "BUDGETING", "CITIZENSHIP", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONTRACTS", "COURTS", "EMPLOYMENT", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICE", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "MEMBERSHIP", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTING", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEPHONE", "TELESERVICES", "TITLE CHANGE", "SEN. REEVES", "CHAPTERED", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT COMM.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-04-02"
last_action: "2004-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1a131c7-ba10-4aad-b35f-adac1a5588e5"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S991&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "6eefa4a43abbc7cd9a71ac5b5129f4ff2f2887f65090962806e04e5e7c651ed6"
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 991 (2003) — Improve State IT Efficiency & Proj. Mgm't.

## 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/S991v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S991v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S991v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S991v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S991v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2004-129** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S991v5.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **99–10** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **40–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-07-27** Ch. SL 2004-129 `became-law`
- **2004-07-27** Signed By Gov. 7/27/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-17** Pres. To Gov. 7/17/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-17** Ratified
- **2004-07-16** Conf Report Adopted
- **2004-07-16** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2004
- **2004-07-16** Conf Com Reported
- **2004-07-16** Conf Report Adopted
- **2004-07-16** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2004
- **2004-07-16** Conf Com Reported
- **2004-07-13** Conf Com Appointed
- **2004-07-09** Conf Com Appointed
- **2004-07-09** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2004-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2004
- **2004-07-09** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2004-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/13/2004
- **2004-07-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2004-07-07** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2004
- **2004-07-07** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2004-07-06** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2004
- **2004-07-06** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2004-07-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2004-07-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-07-01** Cal For Immediate Consid
- **2004-07-01** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-07-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-06-21** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2004-06-21** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2003-05-05** Ref to the Com on State Government and, if favorable, to the Com on Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-05** Rec From Senate
- **2003-05-01** Engrossed
- **2003-05-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2003-05-01** Amend Adopted # 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed On Cal For 5/1/2003
- **2003-04-30** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2003-04-29** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-03** Ref To Com On Commerce `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/d1a131c7-ba10-4aad-b35f-adac1a5588e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).