---
type: "Bill"
title: "DV Orders/Findings Not Required."
description: "DV Orders/Findings Not Required."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 209"
citation: "North Carolina HB 209 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "WOMEN", "CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-03-04"
last_action: "2013-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55e2b2e2-eef8-47fc-99a2-80d6226476fa"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H209&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "28e3fef02ce14ae9ca60b3581596d2f951caac4b89a38aaca09f893edec2ff00"
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 209 (2013) — DV Orders/Findings Not Required.

## 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/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H209v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H209v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H209v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H209v3.pdf)
5. **SL2013-237** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H209v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Amendment 1 — **10–37** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)
- C. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- G. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Glazier — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- R. Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Ramsey — cosponsor (person)
- Riddell — cosponsor (person)
- T. Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-03** Ch. SL 2013-237 `became-law`
- **2013-07-03** Signed by Gov. 7/3/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-06-25** Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-06-24** Ratified
- **2013-06-20** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-06-20** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-19** Placed On Cal For 06/20/2013
- **2013-06-19** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2013-06-18** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-06-18** Rec From Senate
- **2013-06-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-17** Amend Failed A1 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-06-13** Placed On Cal For 06/17/2013
- **2013-06-13** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-10** Placed On Cal For 06/12/2013
- **2013-06-10** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-06-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-20** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-20** Rec From House
- **2013-03-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-03-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-18** Placed On Cal For 03/19/2013
- **2013-03-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-03-18** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-05** Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee C `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55e2b2e2-eef8-47fc-99a2-80d6226476fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).