---
type: "Bill"
title: "DL Change Expir./8 yrs through 65."
description: "DL Change Expir./8 yrs through 65."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 181"
citation: "North Carolina SB 181 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGING", "DMV", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SEN. SHAW", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-16"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0946944f-4f61-4d9e-b4ab-40a73fecf9df"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S181&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "b7f40762c9dbb2667cd96c21bbc1e6b10fbed0f59db066bf988527e417e43093"
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 181 (2009) — DL Change Expir./8 yrs through 65.

## 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/S181v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S181v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S181v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S181v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S181v4.pdf)
6. **SL2010-131** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S181v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 8\To Concur — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-07-21** Ch. SL 2010-131 `became-law`
- **2010-07-21** Signed By Gov. 7/21/2010 `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-09** Pres. To Gov. 7/9/2010 `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-09** Ratified
- **2010-07-08** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2010
- **2010-07-08** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2010-07-08** Rec From House
- **2010-07-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2010-07-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-07-06** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2010
- **2010-07-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-30** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-30** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-28** Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-28** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-06-24** Engrossed
- **2010-06-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2010-06-24** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-06-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-06-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-21** Re-ref Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-21** Withdrawn From Com
- **2009-02-17** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-16** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0946944f-4f61-4d9e-b4ab-40a73fecf9df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).