---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand Safe Zones/Schools, Parks, Child Ctrs."
description: "Expand Safe Zones/Schools, Parks, Child Ctrs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "SB 8"
citation: "North Carolina SB 8 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDINGS", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "CRIMES", "DAY CARE", "EDUCATION", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "NARCOTICS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "TITLE CHANGE", "WEAPONS", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. BOSEMAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-24"
last_action: "2007-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11b4d688-f40e-410a-892f-bec001e7993f"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S8&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "f4ff965d5ca50a63d8da7304d33a44ae26a5c2868c7375743645581e775143ab"
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 8 (2007) — Expand Safe Zones/Schools, Parks, Child Ctrs.

## 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/S8v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S8v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S8v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S8v3.pdf)
5. **SL2007-375** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S8v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boseman — cosponsor (person)
- Cowell — cosponsor (person)
- Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kinnaird — cosponsor (person)
- Snow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-08-19** Ch. SL 2007-375 `became-law`
- **2007-08-19** Signed By Gov. 8/19/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-02** Pres. To Gov. 8/2/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-02** Ratified
- **2007-08-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-07-31** Placed On Cal For 8/1/2007
- **2007-07-31** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-31** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-07-10** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-10** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2007-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/10/2007
- **2007-07-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-07-03** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-06-20** Re-ref Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-20** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-29** Ref to the Com on Children, Youth and Families and, if favorable, to the Com on Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-23** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-05-22** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-05-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-02-12** Ref To Com On Judiciary l (Civil) `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-25** Held As Filed
- **2007-01-24** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11b4d688-f40e-410a-892f-bec001e7993f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).