---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Environmental Laws 2012."
description: "Amend Environmental Laws 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "North Carolina SB 229 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COMMISSIONS", "DAMS", "DENR", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FISHERIES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "LAKES & RIVERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "RECYCLING", "REPORTS", "SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION COMN.", "SOILS", "SOLID WASTE", "STORAGE SYSTEMS", "STORAGE TANKS", "STUDIES", "TRANSPORTATION", "UTILITIES", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "TAR RIVER", "PAMLICO RIVER", "NEUSE RIVER", "PLANTS & TREES", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. EAST", "SEN. ROUZER", "SEN. JACKSON", "REMEDIATION & CLEANUP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["East", "Rouzer"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-03-07"
last_action: "2012-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7735235f-c108-413e-ae95-cbd5bc61820e"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=S229&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "4917babb1c798c8370243be1e96c6ed03222fd7d63a6c4fdd99120362c1f9b6f"
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 SB 229 (2011) — Amend Environmental Laws 2012.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S229v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARI-61-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6679/0/S229-ARI-61-V-3)
3. **A2: ARI-63-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6680/0/S229-ARI-63-V-1)
4. **A3: AMH-88-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6681/0/S229-AMH-88-V-4)
5. **A5: ASB-87-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6773/0/S229-ASB-87-V-1)
6. **A6: ASB-85-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6774/0/S229-ASB-85-V-2)
7. **A7: ATA-17-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6775/0/S229-ATA-17-V-2)
8. **A8: ASB-86-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6776/0/S229-ASB-86-V-1)
9. **A9: ASB-88-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/6938/0/S229-ASB-88-V-2)
10. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S229v1.pdf)
11. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S229v2.pdf)
12. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S229v3.pdf)
13. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S229v4.pdf)
14. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S229v5.pdf)
15. **SL2012-200** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S229v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **65–46** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 8\To Adopt — **33–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- East — primary (person)
- Rouzer — primary (person)
- Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-08-01** Ch. SL 2012-200 `became-law`
- **2012-08-01** Signed By Gov. 8/1/2012 `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-03** Pres. To Gov. 7/3/2012 `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-03** Ratified
- **2012-07-03** Conf Report Adopted
- **2012-07-03** Placed On Cal For 7/3/2012
- **2012-07-03** Withdrawn From Com
- **2012-07-02** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2012-07-02** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2012-06-28** Placed On Cal For 7/2/2012
- **2012-06-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2012-06-28** Conf Report Adopted
- **2012-06-28** Placed On Cal For 6/28/2012
- **2012-06-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2012-06-21** Conf Com Appointed
- **2012-06-20** Conf Com Appointed
- **2012-06-20** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2012-06-19** Placed On Cal For 6/20/2012
- **2012-06-19** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2012-06-18** Ordered Engrossed
- **2012-06-18** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2012-06-18** Amend Adopted 9 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-14** Amendment 9 Offered
- **2012-06-13** Amend Adopted 8 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-13** Amend Adopted 7 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-13** Amend Adopted 6 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-13** Amend Adopted 5 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-06-12** Amendment Withdrawn 4 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2012-06-12** Amend Adopted 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-12** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-12** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-06-11** Placed On Cal For 6/12/2012
- **2012-06-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2012-06-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-11-07** Re-ref Com On Environment `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-07** Withdrawn From Com
- **2011-05-09** Ref To Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-05-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-08** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-07** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7735235f-c108-413e-ae95-cbd5bc61820e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).