---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase Drivers License Restoration Fee."
description: "Increase Drivers License Restoration Fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 655"
citation: "North Carolina SB 655 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETING", "DHHS", "DMV", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "DRUG TESTING", "FEES", "FUNDING", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "TESTING", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. JONES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-18"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bc1f95f-9cbd-4c72-bf81-d9c5b14b964d"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S655&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0ae986e73da9a744bf31b5826152a0054c1e09a8c0dc0872c8c06a72a7db796f"
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 655 (2009) — Increase Drivers License Restoration Fee.

## 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/S655v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATD-86-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1973/0/S655-ATD-86-V-1)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S655v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S655v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S655v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S655v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S655v5.pdf)
8. **SL2010-130** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S655v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading\Motion 8\To Concur — **46–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-07-21** Ch. SL 2010-130 `became-law`
- **2010-07-21** Signed By Gov. 7/21/2010 `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-08** Pres. To Gov. 7/8/2010 `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-08** Ratified
- **2010-07-08** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2010-07-07** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2010-07-06** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2010
- **2010-07-06** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2010-07-06** Rec From House
- **2010-07-06** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2010-07-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-07-01** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-06-30** Placed On Cal For 7/1/2010
- **2010-06-30** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-06-30** Withdrawn From Com
- **2010-06-23** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-03** Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-06-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2010-05-27** Placed On Cal For 6/1/2010
- **2010-05-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-05-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2010-05-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-19** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-18** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bc1f95f-9cbd-4c72-bf81-d9c5b14b964d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).