---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy Conservation in State Buildings."
description: "Energy Conservation in State Buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "SB 668"
citation: "North Carolina SB 668 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE", "BUDGETING", "BUILDINGS", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "DENR", "EDUCATION", "ENVIRONMENT", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "UNC", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. COWELL", "PUBLIC BUILDINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-03-08"
last_action: "2007-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2024616-a9b5-430e-93ba-b1026099fffb"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S668&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "a172de8acc3c7f53095c4a89d464ae4e2da9ccebc601793a753b7049c5650412"
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 668 (2007) — Energy Conservation in State Buildings.

## 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/S668v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S668v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S668v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S668v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S668v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S668v5.pdf)
7. **SL2007-546** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S668v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **38–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)
- Atwater — cosponsor (person)
- Berger of Franklin — cosponsor (person)
- Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Cowell — cosponsor (person)
- Dalton — cosponsor (person)
- Foriest — cosponsor (person)
- Garrou — cosponsor (person)
- Goss — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Hartsell — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Kinnaird — cosponsor (person)
- Malone — cosponsor (person)
- McKissick — cosponsor (person)
- Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
- Pittenger — cosponsor (person)
- Purcell — cosponsor (person)
- Queen — cosponsor (person)
- Snow — cosponsor (person)
- Stevens — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-08-31** Ch. SL 2007-546 `became-law`
- **2007-08-31** Signed By Gov. 8/31/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-02** Pres. To Gov. 8/3/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-02** Ratified
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-07-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-07-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-07-30** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2007-07-30** Placed On Cal For 7/30/2007
- **2007-07-30** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2007-07-28** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-07-27** Placed On Cal For 7/28/2007
- **2007-07-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-25** Ref To Com On Energy and Energy Efficiency `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-07-24** Engrossed
- **2007-07-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-07-24** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-23** Placed On Cal For 7/24/2007
- **2007-07-23** Withdrawn From Comm
- **2007-07-18** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-07-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-12** Ref To Com On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2024616-a9b5-430e-93ba-b1026099fffb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).