---
type: "Bill"
title: "Accountable Co. Comms./Expand Loc. Bd. Auth."
description: "Accountable Co. Comms./Expand Loc. Bd. Auth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "HB 438"
citation: "North Carolina HB 438 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COUNTIES", "COUNTY COMMISSIONERS", "DHHS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "STUDIES", "REP. MCCOMAS", "CHAPTERED", "PROGRAM EVALUATION DIVISION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-03-22"
last_action: "2012-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8aa124b-7380-4436-916a-5b78dc4860b0"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H438&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0dc5decc5b77dbe3fd9f9b1880f4dba4d58b92f6a8f0c7d31dc250fbc151659a"
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 438 (2011) — Accountable Co. Comms./Expand Loc. Bd. Auth.

## 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/H438v0.pdf)
2. **A2: ASQ-140-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/7006/0/H438-ASQ-140-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H438v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H438v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H438v3.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H438v4.pdf)
7. **SL2012-126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H438v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **25–21** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **64–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McComas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-06-29** Ch. SL 2012-126 `became-law`
- **2012-06-29** Signed By Gov. 6/29/2012 `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-21** Pres. To Gov. 6/21/2012 `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-21** Ratified
- **2012-06-21** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-20** Placed On Cal For 6/20/2012
- **2012-06-20** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2012-06-20** Withdrawn From Com
- **2012-06-20** Ref To Com On Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-20** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2012-06-20** Rec From Senate
- **2012-06-19** Engrossed
- **2012-06-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2012-06-19** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-19** Amendment Withdrawn 1 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2012-06-11** Placed On Cal For 6/19/2012
- **2012-06-11** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-07** Placed On Cal For 6/11/2012
- **2012-06-07** Amend Pending 1
- **2012-06-07** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-06-05** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2012-06-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-19** Ref To Com On State and Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-19** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Rec From House
- **2011-04-14** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-04-14** Placed On Cal For 4/14/2011
- **2011-04-14** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-04-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-24** Ref To Com On Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-24** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-22** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8aa124b-7380-4436-916a-5b78dc4860b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).