---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise Probate Code."
description: "Revise Probate Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "SB 432"
citation: "North Carolina SB 432 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "COURT CLERKS", "COURTS", "DEATH & DYING", "ESTATES", "FINANCIAL SERVICES", "PRESENTED", "RATIFIED", "TRUSTS", "WILLS", "SEN. HARTSELL", "SUPERIOR COURT", "CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-03-28"
last_action: "2011-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c075eb6f-bd73-4251-ab08-30df4785b9e2"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=S432&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "f1569986d9d467f8b5d39f57a22710d2b59b4d4e7d30012290d52fdd9b8a8454"
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 432 (2011) — Revise Probate Code.

## 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/S432v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S432v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S432v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S432v3.pdf)
5. **SL2011-344** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S432v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hartsell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-06-27** Ch. SL 2011-344 `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
- **2011-06-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-06-15** Placed On Cal For 6/16/2011
- **2011-06-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-15** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-12** Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-12** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-10** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2011-05-04** Placed On Cal For 5/10/2011
- **2011-05-04** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2011-05-03** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-05-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-29** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-29** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-28** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c075eb6f-bd73-4251-ab08-30df4785b9e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).