---
type: "Bill"
title: "Kannapolis Deannexation/Expedite Schools."
description: "Kannapolis Deannexation/Expedite Schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 346"
citation: "North Carolina SB 346 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANNEXATION", "BIDS & BIDDING", "BOARDS", "BUILDINGS", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "COUNTIES", "COUNTY COMMISSIONERS", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "KINDERGARTEN", "LOCAL", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PURCHASING", "RATIFIED", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SEN. HARTSELL", "ROWAN COUNTY", "CHAPTERED", "KANNAPOLIS", "CABARRUS COUNTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3c268d9-3986-430a-86e3-2a7e9363374b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S346&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "1d6d97949b91022cd93cddf4ca404e767b9f9a49a71fb016f444ee6ff7cad35f"
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 346 (2009) — Kannapolis Deannexation/Expedite Schools.

## 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/S346v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALB-142-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1722/0/S346-ALB-142-V-2)
3. **A2: ALA-25-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1723/0/S346-ALA-25-V-1)
4. **A3: s346-atd-64-v-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1724/0/s346-atd-64-v-3)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v4.pdf)
9. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v5.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v6.pdf)
11. **SL2009-430** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S346v7.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hartsell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-08-06** Ch. SL 2009-430 `became-law`
- **2009-08-06** Ratified
- **2009-08-06** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-05** Placed On Cal For 8/6/2009
- **2009-08-05** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2009-08-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2009-08-05** Amend Adopted 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-04** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-08-04** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-04** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-07-29** Postponed To 8/4/2009
- **2009-07-27** Postponed To 7/29/2009
- **2009-07-23** Postponed To 7/27/2009
- **2009-07-22** Placed On Cal For 7/23/2009
- **2009-07-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-07-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-07-01** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-01** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-13** Ref to the Com on Local Government I, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2009-04-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-02** Placed On Cal For 4/7/2009
- **2009-04-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-04-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-02** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-26** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3c268d9-3986-430a-86e3-2a7e9363374b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).