---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize Various Special Plates."
description: "Authorize Various Special Plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "HB 289"
citation: "North Carolina HB 289 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABORTION", "AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "ARTS", "CONSERVATION", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "CREDIT UNIONS", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "DMV", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "HEALTH SERVICES", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MINING & MINERAL EXTRACTION", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PREGNANCY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "TRAVEL & TOURISM", "WOMEN", "ZOOS", "REP. GILLESPIE", "CHAPTERED", "HORSES & MULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-03-09"
last_action: "2011-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9809d9f0-d524-4c0d-b4a7-3a81e4261be7"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H289&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "32b3739fdf5e64bc1f77c4d1558d34d87cc7692e0b1662b57c46eeda6f0a1336"
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 289 (2011) — Authorize Various Special Plates.

## 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/H289v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ASV-41-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/1312/0/H289-ASV-41-V-2)
3. **A2: ASV-40-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/1313/0/H289-ASV-40-V-3)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H289v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H289v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H289v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H289v4.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H289v5.pdf)
9. **SL2011-392** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H289v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 8\To Adopt — **29–11** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **68–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Hollo — cosponsor (person)
- Justice — cosponsor (person)
- Killian — cosponsor (person)
- Samuelson — cosponsor (person)
- Spear — cosponsor (person)
- Stam — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-06-30** Ch. SL 2011-392 `became-law`
- **2011-06-30** Signed By Gov. 6/30/2011 `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-20** Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2011 `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-18** Ratified
- **2011-06-18** Conf Report Adopted
- **2011-06-18** Placed On Cal For 6/18/2011
- **2011-06-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-18** Conf Com Reported
- **2011-06-18** Conf Report Adopted
- **2011-06-18** Placed On Cal For 6/18/2011
- **2011-06-18** Conf Com Reported
- **2011-06-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2011-06-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2011-06-17** Failed To Concur In S/Com Sub As Amended
- **2011-06-16** Placed On Cal For 6/16/2011
- **2011-06-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-16** Rec To Concur Sen/Com Sub As Amended
- **2011-06-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-06-16** Amend Tabled 4
- **2011-06-16** Amend Failed 3 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-06-16** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-16** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-15** Placed On Cal For 6/16/2011
- **2011-06-15** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2011-06-15** Placed On Cal For 6/15/2011
- **2011-06-15** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-06-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-09** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-06-09** Rec From House
- **2011-06-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2011-06-08** Amend Failed 3 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-06-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-06-07** Amend Failed 2 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-06-07** Amend Failed 1 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-06-07** Placed On Cal For 6/7/2011
- **2011-06-07** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-07** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-18** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-10** Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9809d9f0-d524-4c0d-b4a7-3a81e4261be7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).