---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend Certain Development Approvals."
description: "Extend Certain Development Approvals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 831"
citation: "North Carolina SB 831 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "CONSTRUCTION", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "HOUSING", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "TITLE CHANGE", "SEN. CLODFELTER", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-24"
last_action: "2009-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69126806-bf02-4e6f-a05d-93f7bff16293"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S831&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3673a3e76a1056f9c975ae5ed04c56db8858de3ad969d8e800d3b4cbc7e1989f"
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 831 (2009) — Extend Certain Development Approvals.

## 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/S831v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S831v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S831v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S831v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S831v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S831v5.pdf)
7. **SL2009-406** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S831v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)
- Jenkins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-08-05** Ch. SL 2009-406 `became-law`
- **2009-08-05** Signed By Gov. 8/5/2009 `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-30** Pres. To Gov. 7/30/2009 `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
- **2009-07-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-07-27** Conf Com Appointed
- **2009-07-27** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2009-07-20** Placed On Cal For 7/27/2009
- **2009-07-20** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2009-07-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-07-15** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2009
- **2009-07-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-07-15** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-25** Re-ref Com On Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-14** Ref to the Com on Environment and Natural Resources, if favorable, Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-12** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-05-11** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-05-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-25** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69126806-bf02-4e6f-a05d-93f7bff16293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).