---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOT Relocation Assistance Change."
description: "DOT Relocation Assistance Change."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "HB 1266"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1266 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "COMMERCE", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "EMINENT DOMAIN", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "SMALL BUSINESSES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "REP. COLE", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-04-14"
last_action: "2005-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8c13381-7229-459f-9a03-0f82a12a8582"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=H1266&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "70e9ce9864560ed771dac1bd449bbc811bc5a580e1f05fe39ea42d6111364fe2"
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 1266 (2005) — DOT Relocation Assistance Change.

## 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/H1266v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1266v1.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1266v2.pdf)
4. **SL2005-331** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H1266v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Faison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-08-26** Ch. SL 2005-331 `became-law`
- **2005-08-26** Signed By Gov. 8/26/2005 `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-18** Pres. To Gov. 8/17/2005 `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-16** Ratified
- **2005-08-12** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-08-11** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-16** Ref To Com On Transportation `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
- **2005-05-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-05-05** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-18** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8c13381-7229-459f-9a03-0f82a12a8582`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).