---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernize NC Emergency Management Act."
description: "Modernize NC Emergency Management Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "HB 843"
citation: "North Carolina HB 843 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH SERVICES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "CHAPTERED", "REP. MARTIN", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-04-06"
last_action: "2012-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4818bab-306a-46ab-abd6-e07a6cfc8c9a"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H843&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "adb180f0664296a55b10b7c7ec1da7982ee88e1e10bda1e957978054ea0b86a1"
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 843 (2011) — Modernize NC Emergency Management Act.

## 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/H843v0.pdf)
2. **A1: AMD-91-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6396/0/H843-AMD-91-V-1)
3. **A1: AST-35-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/667/0/H843-AST-35-V-1)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v4.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v5.pdf)
9. **SL2012-12** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v6.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Glazier — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Insko — cosponsor (person)
- M. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Rapp — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-06-11** Ch. SL 2012-12 `became-law`
- **2012-06-11** Signed By Gov. 6/11/2012 `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-07** Pres. To Gov. 6/7/2012 `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-07** Ratified
- **2012-06-06** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-05** Placed On Cal For 6/6/2012
- **2012-06-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2012-06-05** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2012-06-05** Rec From Senate
- **2012-06-05** Engrossed
- **2012-06-05** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2012-06-05** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-04** Placed On Cal For 6/5/2012
- **2012-06-04** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-05-31** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2012-05-31** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-25** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-25** Rec From House
- **2011-05-24** Ordered Engrossed
- **2011-05-24** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-05-24** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-23** Placed On Cal For 5/24/2011
- **2011-05-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-05-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-12** Assigned To Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** Ref To Com On Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4818bab-306a-46ab-abd6-e07a6cfc8c9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).