---
type: "Bill"
title: "Release Contr. Subst. Rep. Data To CME."
description: "Release Contr. Subst. Rep. Data To CME."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 628"
citation: "North Carolina SB 628 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONFIDENTIALITY", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "DEATH & DYING", "DHHS", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INVESTIGATIONS", "MEDICAL EXAMINERS", "PHARMACEUTICALS", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "TITLE CHANGE", "SEN. PURCELL", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-16"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93c57aa3-7733-41ef-92b0-ec83593b5d35"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S628&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "52110ac33f189227e588c46c92fdcf965ee35785cc60b70c2405f119d40c65ee"
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 628 (2009) — Release Contr. Subst. Rep. Data To CME.

## 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/S628v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S628v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S628v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S628v3.pdf)
5. **SL2009-438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S628v4.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atwater — cosponsor (person)
- Purcell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-08-07** Ch. SL 2009-438 `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
- **2009-07-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-07-14** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2009-07-13** Placed On Cal For 7/14/2009
- **2009-07-13** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2009-07-08** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-07-07** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2009
- **2009-07-07** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-07-07** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-06-04** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-04** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-19** Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-14** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-05-13** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-17** Ref To Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-16** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93c57aa3-7733-41ef-92b0-ec83593b5d35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).