---
type: "Bill"
title: "Design/Build/Operate Contract Sludge Mgt."
description: "Design/Build/Operate Contract Sludge Mgt."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "HB 1097"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1097 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTS", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "UTILITIES", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "REP. GIBSON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gibson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-03-31"
last_action: "2005-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdb9913a-5dd2-4191-b082-45eef774d6b5"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=H1097&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e265f8f132f36f96bbab363dcce3a08edfc9cc1160d9dd68c16622cef3b66ed5"
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 HB 1097 (2005) — Design/Build/Operate Contract Sludge Mgt.

## 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/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1097v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1097v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1097v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1097v3.pdf)
5. **SL2005-176** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1097v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Sen Amend #1\M11 Concur — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gibson — primary (person)
- L. Allen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-07-12** Ch. SL 2005-176 `became-law`
- **2005-07-12** Signed By Gov. 7/12/2005 `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-06** Pres. To Gov. 7/6/2005 `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-05** Ratified
- **2005-06-30** Concurred In S Amend `amendment-passage`
- **2005-06-29** Placed On Cal For 6/30/2005
- **2005-06-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-06-28** Rec To Concur In S Amend
- **2005-06-23** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2005-06-23** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-06-22** Placed On Cal For 6/23/2005
- **2005-06-22** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2005-06-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-06-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-16** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Rec From House
- **2005-05-12** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-05-10** Placed On Cal For 5/11/2005
- **2005-05-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-05-04** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-04** Ref To Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-31** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdb9913a-5dd2-4191-b082-45eef774d6b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).