---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enact WASC Recommendations."
description: "Enact WASC Recommendations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "SB 646"
citation: "North Carolina SB 646 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "BOARDS", "BUDGETING", "CAMA", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMITTEES", "CONSERVATION", "COUNTIES", "CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "DENR", "EDUCATION", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FUNDING", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "INDUSTRIAL LOCATION", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MANUFACTURING", "MEMBERSHIP", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "REPORTS", "REVENUE DEPT.", "SESSION LAWS", "STUDIES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TITLE CHANGE", "TITLES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "UNC", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "WAKE COUNTY", "RECORDS", "SUNSETS", "RALEIGH", "CHAPTERED", "USE-VALUE ADVISORY BOARD", "BOATS & WATERCRAFT", "WATERFRONT ACCESS STUDY COMM.", "WATERFRONT ACCESS ADVISORY COMM."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-07"
last_action: "2007-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12f4bf43-67e5-4060-8060-6640d09f5151"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S646&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0f0e4d243e69fefea69c1d01a92910b9bb0865ffbed699066a167865fd7950ef"
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 646 (2007) — Enact WASC Recommendations.

## 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/S646v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v6.pdf)
8. **SL2007-485** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S646v7.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **95–14** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-08-30** Ch. SL 2007-485 `became-law`
- **2007-08-30** Signed By Gov. 8/30/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-02** Pres. To Gov. 8/2/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-02** Ratified
- **2007-08-02** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2007-08-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-08-01** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-08-01** Suspend Rules for Third Reading
- **2007-08-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-07-31** Placed On Cal For 8/1/2007
- **2007-07-31** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-31** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-27** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-07-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-07-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-07-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-23** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-23** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-07-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-18** Re-ref Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-18** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2007-03-12** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12f4bf43-67e5-4060-8060-6640d09f5151`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).