---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit Boylston Creek Reclassification."
description: "Prohibit Boylston Creek Reclassification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "HB 62"
citation: "North Carolina HB 62 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "COMMISSIONS", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "LAKES & RIVERS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RULES OBJECTION FILED", "SESSION LAWS", "WATER RESOURCES", "CHAPTERED", "FRENCH BROAD RIVER", "REP. GUICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbbb0ddf-50d2-4a10-8cc7-15d865a76c62"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H62&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "192d4e017dc0ca1c33231d9158bafa02a745167f4693efcfdfa02ff4d21a22e7"
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 62 (2011) — Prohibit Boylston Creek Reclassification.

## 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/H62v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H62v1.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H62v2.pdf)
4. **SL2011-24** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H62v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–45** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Frye — cosponsor (person)
- Guice — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-04-05** Ch. SL 2011-24 `became-law`
- **2011-04-05** Became Law w/o Signature
- **2011-03-28** Pres. To Gov. 3/25/2011 `executive-receipt`
- **2011-03-24** Ratified
- **2011-03-23** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-03-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-02** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-02** Rec From House
- **2011-03-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-02-28** Placed On Cal For 3/1/2011
- **2011-02-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-02-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-02-10** Ref To Com On Environment `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbbb0ddf-50d2-4a10-8cc7-15d865a76c62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).