---
type: "Bill"
title: "License Plate Frame/State Name Visible/Study."
description: "License Plate Frame/State Name Visible/Study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 67"
citation: "North Carolina HB 67 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMITTEES", "DMV", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "FISCAL NOTES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "REVENUE LAWS STUDY COMM.", "STUDIES", "TAXATION", "TITLE CHANGE", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "REP. COLE", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6de8aa3f-ff88-49bc-b114-892774b68ca1"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H67&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "22bee8ea711eb7da96b94994427c88c21020280b06f5407b47a12614ed28b113"
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 67 (2009) — License Plate Frame/State Name Visible/Study.

## 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/H67v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H67v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H67v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H67v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H67v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H67v5.pdf)
7. **SL2009-456** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H67v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **88–26** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Dockham — cosponsor (person)
- Goforth — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- M. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-08-07** Ch. SL 2009-456 `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
- **2009-07-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-07-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-07-16** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2009-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2009
- **2009-07-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-07-15** Reptd Unfav For Conc `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2009-07-09** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-09** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2009-07-07** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-07-02** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2009
- **2009-07-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-07-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-06-23** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-23** Withdrawn From Com
- **2009-04-20** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Rec From House
- **2009-04-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-04-15** Placed On Cal For 4/16/2009
- **2009-04-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-04-15** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-19** Re-ref Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-19** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-02-12** Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Judiciary III `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-12** Withdrawn From Com
- **2009-02-05** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6de8aa3f-ff88-49bc-b114-892774b68ca1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).