---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various Special License Plates."
description: "Various Special License Plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "HB 85"
citation: "North Carolina HB 85 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "AQUARIUMS", "ARMED FORCES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "DISEASES", "DMV", "EDUCATION", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MINORITIES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "MUSEUMS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "TITLE CHANGE", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TUITION", "REP. BELL", "REP. WOMBLE", "CHAPTERED", "REP. PIERCE", "SCHOLARSHIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Womble"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-03"
last_action: "2005-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dfdd159-5e81-4bab-9ab2-cca0cd399cb5"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=H85&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "8832bad36ed9e0bef6dcbb2d7fd88be1a76f9d49a15b3c94fcd534b7e9720e71"
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 85 (2005) — Various Special License Plates.

## 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/H85v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v6.pdf)
8. **SL2005-216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H85v7.pdf)

## Votes

- R2 Ruled Mat'l\M11 Concur — **108–8** (pass) · lower
- R3 Ruled Mat'l\M11 Concur — **101–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Womble — primary (person)
- Farmer-Butterfield — cosponsor (person)
- Pierce — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-07-20** Ch. SL 2005-216 `became-law`
- **2005-07-20** Signed By Gov. 7/20/2005 `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-12** Pres. To Gov. 7/12/2005 `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-11** Ratified
- **2005-07-07** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2005-07-06** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2005-06-30** Placed On Cal For 7/5/2005
- **2005-06-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-06-29** Com Sub Ruled Material
- **2005-06-29** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2005-06-27** Engrossed
- **2005-06-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-06-27** Amend Adopted #2 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-06-27** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-06-23** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2005-06-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-25** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-25** Rec From House
- **2005-05-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2005-05-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-23** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed On Cal For 5/23/2005
- **2005-05-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-05-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-02-07** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dfdd159-5e81-4bab-9ab2-cca0cd399cb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).