---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mortgage Satisfaction Forms/No False Liens."
description: "Mortgage Satisfaction Forms/No False Liens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "HB 203"
citation: "North Carolina HB 203 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNCIL OF STATE", "DEEDS", "FINANCIAL SERVICES", "HOUSING", "LOANS", "MORTGAGES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "REP. CRAWFORD", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-03-01"
last_action: "2012-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b77020c-1306-477c-a230-de5d49495962"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H203&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "7a8c8c2d299dbb9b506ce13d642353bb5572340f6dbbf068e9bf6cf2244b9117"
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 HB 203 (2011) — Mortgage Satisfaction Forms/No False Liens.

## 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/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H203v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALM-89-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/7008/0/H203-ALM-89-V-3)
3. **A3: ARU-23-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/7426/0/H203-ARU-23-V-4)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H203v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H203v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H203v3.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H203v4.pdf)
8. **SL2012-150** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H203v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 8\To Adopt — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **117–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crawford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-07-12** Ch. SL 2012-150 `became-law`
- **2012-07-12** Signed By Gov. 7/12/2012 `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-03** Pres. To Gov. 7/3/2012 `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-03** Ratified
- **2012-07-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2012-07-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2012-07-02** Placed On Cal For 7/2/2012
- **2012-07-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2012-07-02** Placed On Cal For 7/2/2012
- **2012-07-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2012-07-02** Conf Com Appointed
- **2012-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2012-06-28** Failed concur in S/Com Sub
- **2012-06-27** Placed On Cal For 6/28/2012
- **2012-06-27** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2012-06-27** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2012-06-27** Rec From Senate
- **2012-06-27** Engrossed
- **2012-06-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2012-06-27** Amend Adopted 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-26** Placed On Cal For 6/27/2012
- **2012-06-26** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-26** Amendment Withdrawn 2 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2012-06-21** Placed On Cal For 6/26/2012
- **2012-06-21** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-20** Placed On Cal For 6/21/2012
- **2012-06-20** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-19** Placed On Cal For 6/20/2012
- **2012-06-19** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-06-19** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-11** Placed On Cal For 6/19/2012
- **2012-06-11** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-07** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2012-06-07** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-10** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-06-10** Rec From House
- **2011-06-09** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2011-06-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-06-08** Placed On Cal For 6/8/2011
- **2011-06-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-08** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-02** Re-ref Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-02** Cal Pursuant 32(a)
- **2011-06-02** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-02** Ref to the Com on Banking, if favorable, Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-01** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b77020c-1306-477c-a230-de5d49495962`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).