---
type: "Bill"
title: "Toll Enforcement Authority Changes."
description: "Toll Enforcement Authority Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "SB 1697"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1697 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "BRIDGES", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMUNICATIONS", "COMPACTS", "COUNTIES", "DMV", "FEES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SIGNS", "SPEAKER", "TITLE CHANGE", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "DURHAM COUNTY", "WAKE COUNTY", "CURRITUCK COUNTY", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. JENKINS", "TOLL ROAD COMPACT COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-05-20"
last_action: "2008-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/760bce61-1fde-4a0a-8ce4-b50d6992c53b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S1697&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "acf7303168315557f5ccd5e45553745bcb3ce33beabf3ede0f50763bbbf176c2"
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 SB 1697 (2007) — Toll Enforcement Authority Changes.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S1697v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v6.pdf)
8. **SL2008-225** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1697v7.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jenkins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-08-17** Ch. SL 2008-225 `became-law`
- **2008-08-17** Signed By Gov. 8/17/2008 `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2008 `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-18** Ratified
- **2008-07-17** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2008-07-16** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2008-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2008
- **2008-07-15** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2008-07-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2008-07-14** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-07-10** Placed On Cal For 7/14/2008
- **2008-07-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2008-07-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-09** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-09** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-07** Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-07-07** Engrossed
- **2008-07-07** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2008-07-07** Amend Adopted #2 `amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-03** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-07-03** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2008-07-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-06-10** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-10** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2008-06-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-21** Ref To Com On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-20** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/760bce61-1fde-4a0a-8ce4-b50d6992c53b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).