---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deeds of Trust/Modernize Procedures."
description: "Deeds of Trust/Modernize Procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "SB 679"
citation: "North Carolina SB 679 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "ATTORNEYS", "BAIL", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DEEDS", "FINANCIAL SERVICES", "GAMING", "HOUSING", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "LOANS", "MORTGAGES", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TITLE CHANGE", "WEAPONS", "DISTRICT ATTORNEYS", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. NEWTON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-04-19"
last_action: "2011-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66fdb994-058b-4acf-9264-65095d4a4c66"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=S679&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c8f279385f09d9c4567c19d8c0fc49c8cc4aace3eb3406c91c69fb5001423aa8"
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 679 (2011) — Deeds of Trust/Modernize Procedures.

## 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/S679v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARK-84-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/992/0/S679-ARK-84-V-2)
3. **A2: ARK-85-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/993/0/S679-ARK-85-V-4)
4. **A3: ALH-83-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2011/1092/0/S679-ALH-83-V-1)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S679v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S679v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S679v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S679v4.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S679v5.pdf)
10. **SL2011-312** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S679v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion 9\To Concur — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Newton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-06-27** Ch. SL 2011-312 `became-law`
- **2011-06-27** Signed By Gov. 6/27/2011 `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-20** Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2011 `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-18** Ratified
- **2011-06-17** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-17** Placed On Cal For 6/17/2011
- **2011-06-17** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **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 Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-06-13** Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee C `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-06-09** Engrossed
- **2011-06-09** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2011-06-09** Amend Adopted 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-06-08** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-08** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-07** Placed On Cal For 6/8/2011
- **2011-06-07** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-06-07** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-20** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-20** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-19** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66fdb994-058b-4acf-9264-65095d4a4c66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).