---
type: "Bill"
title: "W.Just.Acad./Wildlife Res. Firing/Arch Range."
description: "W.Just.Acad./Wildlife Res. Firing/Arch Range."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 406"
citation: "North Carolina HB 406 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "CONSTRUCTION", "COUNTIES", "CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENT", "FISCAL NOTES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "JUSTICE DEPT.", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "WEAPONS", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "REP. JUSTUS", "HENDERSON COUNTY", "POLK COUNTY", "CHAPTERED", "EDNEYVILLE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justus"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-04"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d86c8eb6-69df-42e9-b645-7a5ef053802b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H406&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c6ac1db46e252b63a33732d60d8dbb896d55e6dd1bfd3a2f855263dd9b3bd36d"
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 HB 406 (2009) — W.Just.Acad./Wildlife Res. Firing/Arch Range.

## 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/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H406v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H406v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H406v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H406v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H406v4.pdf)
6. **SL2009-449** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H406v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Justus — primary (person)
- Guice — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-08-07** Ch. SL 2009-449 `became-law`
- **2009-08-07** Signed By Gov. 8/7/2009 `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-31** Pres. To Gov. 7/31/2009 `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-30** Ratified
- **2009-07-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2009-07-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2009-07-28** Placed On Cal For 7/29/2009
- **2009-07-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2009-07-28** Placed On Cal For 7/29/2009
- **2009-07-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2009-06-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-06-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-06-16** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2009-06-10** Postponed To 6/15/2009
- **2009-06-08** Postponed To 6/10/2009
- **2009-06-04** Placed On Cal For 6/8/2009
- **2009-06-04** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-06-04** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2009-06-04** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-06-03** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-06-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-28** Re-ref Com On State and Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-28** Withdrawn From Com
- **2009-05-14** Ref To Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-14** Rec From House
- **2009-05-12** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-05-11** Placed On Cal For 5/12/2009
- **2009-05-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-05-11** Withdrawn From Com
- **2009-05-07** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-07** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-06** Re-ref Com On Wildlife Resources `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-05** Ref to the Com on State Government/State Personnel, if favorable, Wildlife Resources, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d86c8eb6-69df-42e9-b645-7a5ef053802b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).