---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow Smart Start to Retain Unexpended Funds."
description: "Allow Smart Start to Retain Unexpended Funds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 685"
citation: "North Carolina HB 685 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETING", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "COUNTIES", "DAY CARE", "DHHS", "FUNDING", "LDC", "MINORS", "MORATORIUMS", "PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RELIGION", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TITLE CHANGE", "CHAPTERED", "REP. FAISON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-14"
last_action: "2008-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a1695eb-9897-4151-994d-6d521c384fd2"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H685&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "1a8f4c4ca585328a93063473a67c81f1e54cd33258dfae716f2022c660dbc5c2"
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 685 (2007) — Allow Smart Start to Retain Unexpended Funds.

## 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/H685v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v6.pdf)
8. **SL2008-123** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H685v7.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Faison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-07-28** Ch. SL 2008-123 `became-law`
- **2008-07-28** Signed By Gov. 7/28/2008 `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2008 `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-18** Ratified
- **2008-07-18** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-18** Cal For Immediate Consid
- **2008-07-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2008-07-18** Reptd Fav To Concur `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-17** Ref To Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-17** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2008-07-17** Engrossed
- **2008-07-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2008-07-17** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-16** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2008-07-16** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-15** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-15** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2007-08-02** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-08-02** Rec From House
- **2007-08-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-08-01** Reconsidered 2nd Reading
- **2007-07-31** Failed 2nd Reading
- **2007-07-31** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-31** Placed On Cal For 7/31/2007
- **2007-07-31** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-31** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-30** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-15** Ref to the Com on Judiciary III and, if favorable, to the Com on Finance `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/9a1695eb-9897-4151-994d-6d521c384fd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).