---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernize Bail Bondsman Registration."
description: "Modernize Bail Bondsman Registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2005"
identifier: "SB 846"
citation: "North Carolina SB 846 (2005)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AOC", "BAIL", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DATA SYSTEMS", "EMPLOYMENT", "FISCAL NOTES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "SEN. SWINDELL", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-03-22"
last_action: "2006-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd9aa906-1288-4e71-8231-852f5eda3cc7"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=S846&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "96ac83ba27c894efae518a02166bc420f848a91c17ec129775df16c9e2c3d8c2"
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 846 (2005) — Modernize Bail Bondsman Registration.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S846v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S846v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S846v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S846v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S846v4.pdf)
6. **SL2006-188** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S846v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **112–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bingham — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-08-03** Ch. SL 2006-188 `became-law`
- **2006-08-03** Signed By Gov. 8/3/2006 `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-20** Pres. To Gov. 7/19/2006 `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-19** Ratified
- **2006-07-18** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2006-07-17** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2006
- **2006-07-17** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2006-07-13** Placed On Cal For 7/17/2006
- **2006-07-13** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2006-07-12** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2006-07-06** Placed On Cal For 7/10/2006
- **2006-07-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2006-07-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-27** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Rec From Senate
- **2005-05-25** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2005-05-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2005-05-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-23** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-22** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd9aa906-1288-4e71-8231-852f5eda3cc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).