---
type: "Bill"
title: "LGERS LEO Disability/Add Sheriffs' Assn."
description: "LGERS LEO Disability/Add Sheriffs' Assn."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "HB 538"
citation: "North Carolina HB 538 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABLED PERSONS", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "INSURANCE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LGERS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RETIREMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SHERIFFS", "CHAPTERED", "INSURANCE", "DISABILITY", "REP. DOLLAR", "REP. COTHAM", "REP. RANDLEMAN", "REP. FAIRCLOTH", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES", "NGOS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cotham", "Dollar", "Randleman"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-03-30"
last_action: "2011-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29458979-bf1c-44bd-a20d-09c3153d3434"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H538&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "65df77b64465cb056a8bcda13cb7bb1e875ae1a04ef6bb7195938efdb17e214d"
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 538 (2011) — LGERS LEO Disability/Add Sheriffs' Assn.

## 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/H538v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALL-76-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/1297/0/H538-ALL-76-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H538v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H538v2.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H538v3.pdf)
6. **SL2011-371** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H538v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **106–1** (pass) · lower
- Amendment 1 — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cotham — primary (person)
- Dollar — primary (person)
- Randleman — primary (person)
- Carney — cosponsor (person)
- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Glazier — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hollo — cosponsor (person)
- Insko — cosponsor (person)
- Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- McLawhorn — cosponsor (person)
- Murry — cosponsor (person)
- Weiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-06-27** Ch. SL 2011-371 `became-law`
- **2011-06-27** Signed By Gov. 6/27/2011 `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-20** Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2011 `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-17** Ratified
- **2011-06-17** Concurred In Sen/Com Sub As Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-16** Placed On Cal For 6/17/2011
- **2011-06-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-16** Rec To Concur in Senate Com Sub As Amended
- **2011-06-16** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2011-06-16** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-15** Placed On Cal For 6/16/2011
- **2011-06-15** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2011-06-14** Placed On Cal For 6/15/2011
- **2011-06-14** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2011-06-14** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-06-14** Placed On Cal For 6/14/2011
- **2011-06-14** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-06-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-06** Ref To Com On Pensions & Retirement and Aging `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-06** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-06-06** Rec From House
- **2011-06-03** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-06-03** Placed On Cal For 6/3/2011
- **2011-06-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-03** Withdrawn From Com
- **2011-06-01** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-01** Serial Referral to Finance Stricken
- **2011-06-01** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-31** Ref to the Com on State Personnel, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-31** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29458979-bf1c-44bd-a20d-09c3153d3434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).