---
type: "Bill"
title: "Name Change/Div. Faci. Svces/Commn. Hlth Svce."
description: "Name Change/Div. Faci. Svces/Commn. Hlth Svce."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 720"
citation: "North Carolina HB 720 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "DHHS", "HEALTH SERVICES", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "MANAGEMENT", "NURSING HOMES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REP. EARLE", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Earle"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-14"
last_action: "2007-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/523a9cf6-9e77-4a1f-a431-02732548c554"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H720&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "62e13ffbfde18874d022609dc114bba518e732ad7a025b09db10371f0ca7b918"
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 720 (2007) — Name Change/Div. Faci. Svces/Commn. Hlth Svce.

## 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/H720v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H720v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H720v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H720v3.pdf)
5. **SL2007-182** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H720v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur\Sen. Amd. 1 — **116–1** (pass) · lower
- Amendment 1 — **38–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Earle — primary (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- M. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Wainwright — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-07-05** Ch. SL 2007-182 `became-law`
- **2007-07-05** Signed By Gov. 7/5/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-06-27** Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-06-27** Ratified
- **2007-06-26** Concurred In S Amend `amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-25** Placed On Cal For 6/26/2007
- **2007-06-25** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-06-25** Rec To Concur In S Amend
- **2007-06-20** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-06-20** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-14** Placed On Cal For 6/20/2007
- **2007-06-14** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2007-04-25** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2007-04-18** Placed On Cal For 4/25/2007
- **2007-04-18** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2007-04-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-04-11** Placed On Cal For 4/17/2007
- **2007-04-11** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-26** Ref To Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-26** Rec From House
- **2007-03-22** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-03-21** Placed On Cal For 3/22/2007
- **2007-03-21** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-03-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-15** Ref To Com On Health `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/523a9cf6-9e77-4a1f-a431-02732548c554`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).