---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Combined MV Registration and PT System."
description: "Amend Combined MV Registration and PT System."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 1688"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1688 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEBTOR & CREDITOR", "DMV", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REVENUE DEPT.", "SESSION LAWS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "MOTOR VEHICLE", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "CHAPTERED", "REP. FOLWELL", "TAX COLLECTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-04-18"
last_action: "2007-08-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4346ae0-49f0-4eb3-8319-880ffe3668cf"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H1688&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "9e737e8bd86feffba4c95e07262a978016412385ccba27615a5a77128507e417"
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 1688 (2007) — Amend Combined MV Registration and PT System.

## 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/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1688v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1688v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1688v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1688v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1688v4.pdf)
6. **SL2007-471** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1688v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Folwell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-08-29** Ch. SL 2007-471 `became-law`
- **2007-08-29** Signed By Gov. 8/29/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-02** Pres. To Gov. 8/2/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-02** Ratified
- **2007-08-02** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-08-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/1/2007
- **2007-08-01** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-31** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-31** Rec From House
- **2007-07-30** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-07-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-07-28** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-27** Placed On Cal For 7/28/2007
- **2007-07-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-25** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-25** Serial Referral Stricken
- **2007-07-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-19** Ref to the Com on Transportation and, if favorable, to the Com on Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-18** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4346ae0-49f0-4eb3-8319-880ffe3668cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).