---
type: "Bill"
title: "DMV Record Checks and License Changes."
description: "DMV Record Checks and License Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "SB 1799"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1799 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DMV", "EMPLOYMENT", "JUSTICE DEPT.", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. JENKINS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-05-20"
last_action: "2008-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/828e4689-aa4a-4ba6-a566-bda63c6cdd9d"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S1799&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e26711c66422eeba8ced44d1c54527b9394596d162fa1fd5c1810c9905f4ecc2"
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 1799 (2007) — DMV Record Checks and License 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/S1799v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1799v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1799v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1799v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1799v4.pdf)
6. **SL2008-202** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1799v5.pdf)

## Votes

- A1 Faison\Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- House Amd No 1\Motion 8\To Concur — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-08-08** Ch. SL 2008-202 `became-law`
- **2008-08-08** Signed By Gov. 8/8/2008 `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-17** Pres. To Gov. 7/17/2008 `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-17** Ratified
- **2008-07-16** Concurred In H Amend #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2008-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2008
- **2008-07-15** Rec To Concur In H Amend
- **2008-07-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2008-07-15** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **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 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-09** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-09** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-07-03** Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-07-03** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2008-07-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2008-07-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-29** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-29** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2008-05-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-21** Ref To Com On Judiciary I (Civil) `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/828e4689-aa4a-4ba6-a566-bda63c6cdd9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).