---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Innocence Inquiry Commission."
description: "Amend Innocence Inquiry Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 144"
citation: "North Carolina SB 144 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AOC", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CIVIL PROCEDURE", "COMMISSIONS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "EVIDENCE", "INVESTIGATIONS", "JUDGES", "JUSTICE DEPT.", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "PRESENTED", "INMATES", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "TITLE CHANGE", "WITNESSES", "WOMEN", "LIABILITY", "SUNSETS", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. SNOW", "INNOCENCE INQUIRY COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2010-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cd9eeb1-c94b-43f8-98c2-59927ffdef4e"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S144&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c0b72e6377a43187db2f33494b58570910a621a816b4e4f0bc8072da99dad6c5"
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 144 (2009) — Amend Innocence Inquiry Commission.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S144v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S144v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S144v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S144v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S144v4.pdf)
6. **SL2010-171** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S144v5.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **107–1** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **45–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Berger of Franklin — cosponsor (person)
- Dorsett — cosponsor (person)
- Snow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-08-02** Ch. SL 2010-171 `became-law`
- **2010-08-02** Signed By Gov. 8/2/2010 `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-10** Pres. To Gov. 7/10/2010 `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-09** Ratified
- **2010-07-09** Conf Report Adopted
- **2010-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-09** Conf Com Reported
- **2010-07-09** Conf Report Adopted
- **2010-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-09** Conf Com Reported
- **2010-06-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2010-06-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2010-06-22** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2010-06-21** Placed On Cal For 6/22/2010
- **2010-06-21** Withdrawn From Com
- **2010-06-02** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-02** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2010-06-01** Placed On Cal For 6/2/2010
- **2010-06-01** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2010-05-28** Rec From House
- **2010-05-27** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2010-05-26** Placed On Cal For 5/27/2010
- **2010-05-26** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-05-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-06** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-06** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-03-31** Placed On Cal For 4/1/2009
- **2009-03-31** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2009-03-30** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-03-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-02-12** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cd9eeb1-c94b-43f8-98c2-59927ffdef4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).