---
type: "Bill"
title: "Master Keys/Lock-Picking Devices Regulated."
description: "Master Keys/Lock-Picking Devices Regulated."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "HB 891"
citation: "North Carolina HB 891 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "CRIMES", "FISCAL NOTES", "LOCKSMITHS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TRANSPORTATION", "REP. ALEXANDER", "CHAPTERED", "AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE AND REPAIR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-03-23"
last_action: "2005-09-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0b6d8b5-f8d4-474d-b7df-ce1b89c48f10"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=H891&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "96cec07e9401ba79059ee926111c50d18f2a6f1ff630c5e5795b5c455ff81c72"
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 891 (2005) — Master Keys/Lock-Picking Devices Regulated.

## 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/H891v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H891v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H891v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H891v3.pdf)
5. **SL2005-352** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/PDF/H891v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- SEN. AMEND. #1\M11 Concur — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Glazier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-09-07** Ch. SL 2005-352 `became-law`
- **2005-09-07** Signed By Gov. 9/7/2005 `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-23** Pres. To Gov. 8/23/2005 `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-23** Ratified
- **2005-08-22** Concurred In S Amend `amendment-passage`
- **2005-08-18** Placed On Cal For 8/22/2005
- **2005-08-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-08-15** Rec To Concur In S Amend
- **2005-08-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2005-08-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-08-11** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-08-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-19** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-19** Rec From House
- **2005-04-18** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-04-13** Placed On Cal For 4/14/2005
- **2005-04-12** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2005-04-12** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-24** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-23** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0b6d8b5-f8d4-474d-b7df-ce1b89c48f10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).