---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Health Plan$/Good Health Initiatives."
description: "State Health Plan$/Good Health Initiatives."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 287"
citation: "North Carolina SB 287 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTUARIAL NOTES", "APPOINTMENTS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGETING", "CONTRACTS", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HOSPITALS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PHARMACEUTICALS", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SESSION LAWS", "SPEAKER", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STUDIES", "TASK FORCES", "TEACHERS", "STATE HEALTH PLAN", "STATE HEALTH PLAN BOARD", "SEN. RAND", "RECORDS", "HIGHWAY FUND", "CHAPTERED", "FISCAL RESEARCH DIVISION", "STATE HEALTH PLAN TASK FORCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-24"
last_action: "2009-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1790d9e-b9cc-4744-b167-8049f5179436"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S287&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "ac7568b67ac4febdad85a785ddf03d3b817a052b8700cb6e092eb1fc5dd65426"
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 287 (2009) — State Health Plan$/Good Health Initiatives.

## 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/S287v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALN-58-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1675/0/S287-ALN-58-V-4)
3. **A2: ALN-68-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1676/0/S287-ALN-68-V-2)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v4.pdf)
8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v5.pdf)
9. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v6.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v7.pdf)
11. **SL2009-16** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S287v8.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **60–56** (pass) · lower
- Motion 7\To Adopt — **29–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rand — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-04-27** Ch. SL 2009-16 `became-law`
- **2009-04-27** Signed By Gov. 4/23/2009 `executive-signature`
- **2009-04-23** Pres. To Gov. 4/22/2009 `executive-receipt`
- **2009-04-22** Ratified
- **2009-04-22** Conf Report Adopted
- **2009-04-22** Placed On Cal For 4/22/2009
- **2009-04-22** Conf Com Reported
- **2009-04-22** Conf Report Adopted
- **2009-04-22** Placed On Cal For 4/22/2009
- **2009-04-22** Rule 44 (d) Suspended
- **2009-04-22** Conf Com Reported
- **2009-04-20** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-04-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-04-15** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-04-15** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2009-04-15** Placed On Cal For 4/15/2009
- **2009-04-15** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2009-04-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2009-04-14** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-14** Amend Adopted 4 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-14** Amend Failed 3 `amendment-failure`
- **2009-04-14** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-14** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-13** Placed On Cal For 4/14/2009
- **2009-04-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-04-08** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-06** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-25** Ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-03-24** Amend Adopted #2 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-24** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-19** Placed On Cal For 3/24/2009
- **2009-03-19** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2009-03-17** Placed On Cal For 3/19/2009
- **2009-03-17** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2009-03-16** Placed On Cal For 3/17/2009
- **2009-03-16** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2009-03-11** Placed On Cal For 3/16/2009
- **2009-03-11** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-10** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-03-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-02-25** Ref To Com On Select Committee on Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-24** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1790d9e-b9cc-4744-b167-8049f5179436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).