---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction Enterprises.-AB"
description: "Correction Enterprises.-AB"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 648"
citation: "North Carolina HB 648 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGETING", "CORRECTION DEPT.", "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "EDUCATION", "EMPLOYMENT", "PRESENTED", "PRISON LABOR", "PRISONERS", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "REP. GIBSON", "CHAPTERED", "REP. R. WARREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gibson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-14"
last_action: "2007-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81c57ebd-bdeb-470b-a34f-16470d21b6a4"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H648&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "71c2aee47f4f0afe948b68376e776ea7c3f37d6f5c9c45c3f924621d9e0754b8"
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 648 (2007) — Correction Enterprises.-AB

## 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/H648v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v6.pdf)
8. **SL2007-280** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H648v7.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gibson — primary (person)
- Faison — cosponsor (person)
- R. Warren — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-07-27** Ch. SL 2007-280 `became-law`
- **2007-07-27** Signed By Gov. 7/27/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-07-17** Pres. To Gov. 7/17/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-07-16** Ratified
- **2007-07-12** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-07-12** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-07-11** Placed On Cal For 7/12/2007
- **2007-07-11** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-07-11** Placed On Cal For 7/12/2007
- **2007-07-11** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-06-26** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-06-26** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2007-06-25** Placed On Cal For 6/26/2007
- **2007-06-21** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-06-21** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2007-06-19** Engrossed
- **2007-06-19** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-06-19** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-15** Ref To Com On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Rec From House
- **2007-05-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-05-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-08** Amend 2 Offered and Withdrawn
- **2007-05-08** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-07** Placed On Cal For 5/8/2007
- **2007-05-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-05-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-15** Ref to the Com on Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship and, if favorable, to the Com on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81c57ebd-bdeb-470b-a34f-16470d21b6a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).