---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Comm. Coll. Lateral Entry Process."
description: "Modify Comm. Coll. Lateral Entry Process."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 583"
citation: "North Carolina HB 583 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOARD", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "EMPLOYMENT", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "TEACHERS", "REP. TOLSON", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-12"
last_action: "2007-07-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e75ee17c-1a13-4ba0-b085-43bf152748ef"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H583&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "9d13c79644451a8f8a2d799ca12b98c1a2bb3a070c76daaee72ae3ca2c0ce1a5"
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 583 (2007) — Modify Comm. Coll. Lateral Entry Process.

## 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/H583v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H583v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H583v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H583v3.pdf)
5. **SL2007-166** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H583v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Faison — cosponsor (person)
- McLawhorn — cosponsor (person)
- Samuelson — cosponsor (person)
- Tolson — cosponsor (person)
- Wilkins — cosponsor (person)
- Womble — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-07-04** Ch. SL 2007-166 `became-law`
- **2007-07-04** Signed By Gov. 7/4/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-06-29** Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-06-29** Ratified
- **2007-06-28** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-06-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-18** Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Rec From House
- **2007-04-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-04-17** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-04-16** Placed On Cal For 4/17/2007
- **2007-04-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-04-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-03** Assigned To Education Subcommittee on Community Colleges `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Ref To Com On Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-12** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e75ee17c-1a13-4ba0-b085-43bf152748ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).