---
type: "Bill"
title: "Small Group Health Ins. Technical Changes."
description: "Small Group Health Ins. Technical Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 649"
citation: "North Carolina HB 649 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BAIL", "COMMERCE", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "EMPLOYMENT", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SESSION LAWS", "SMALL BUSINESSES", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Collins"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-09"
last_action: "2013-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548823b8-c1c9-48b2-b61f-e33894a7462e"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H649&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "54e0e9189937216ef2e285bbd47ff93247be7f615d21bf59627ae5d17f7863db"
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 649 (2013) — Small Group Health Ins. Technical Changes.

## 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/H649v0.pdf)
2. **A1: AMN-8-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/4734/0/H649-AMN-8-V-2)
3. **A1: ATK-87-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/5979/0/H649-ATK-87-V-1)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v4.pdf)
8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v5.pdf)
9. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v6.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v7.pdf)
11. **SL2013-357** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H649v8.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adopted — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Collins — primary (person)
- B. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Dockham — cosponsor (person)
- Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Murry — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brawley — cosponsor (person)
- Ramsey — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-25** Ch. SL 2013-357 `became-law`
- **2013-07-25** Signed by Gov. 7/25/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-16** Pres. To Gov. 7/16/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-15** Ratified
- **2013-07-11** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-11** Conf Report Adopted
- **2013-07-11** Conf Report Adopted
- **2013-07-10** Placed On Cal For 07/11/2013
- **2013-07-10** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-10** Placed On Cal For 07/11/2013
- **2013-07-10** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-06-20** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-06-18** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-06-18** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2013-06-17** Placed On Cal For 06/18/2013
- **2013-06-17** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2013-06-13** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-06-13** Rec From Senate
- **2013-06-12** Engrossed
- **2013-06-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-12** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-10** Placed On Cal For 06/12/2013
- **2013-06-10** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-06-06** Placed On Cal For 06/11/2013
- **2013-06-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-06-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-20** Ref To Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-20** Rec From House
- **2013-05-16** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-16** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-16** Added to Calendar
- **2013-05-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-16** Reptd Fav Com Sub #2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-16** Re-ref Com On Judiciary Subcommittee C `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-16** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-05-16** Reconsidered 3rd Reading
- **2013-05-15** Ordered Engrossed
- **2013-05-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-15** Placed On Cal For 05/15/2013
- **2013-05-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-06** Re-ref Com On Judiciary Subcommittee C `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-06** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-05-02** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-02** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed On Cal For 05/02/2013
- **2013-05-01** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-10** Ref To Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548823b8-c1c9-48b2-b61f-e33894a7462e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).