---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commonsense Consumption Act."
description: "Commonsense Consumption Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 683"
citation: "North Carolina HB 683 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "NUTRITION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "LIABILITY", "CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Brown", "Moffitt", "Ramsey"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-09"
last_action: "2013-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a41a9d0-61bb-41c8-8c27-22dabaaaaca8"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H683&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "d2cfcaf7d6c728d5fd6ddd9e8e916e82009cf550be25e4e52d6352f388a75a71"
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 683 (2013) — Commonsense Consumption Act.

## 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/H683v0.pdf)
2. **A1: AST-91-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/5433/0/H683-AST-91-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H683v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H683v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H683v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H683v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H683v5.pdf)
8. **SL2013-309** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H683v6.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **99–16** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **37–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Brown — primary (person)
- Moffitt — primary (person)
- Ramsey — primary (person)
- Brisson — cosponsor (person)
- Brody — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Dobson — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Setzer — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-18** Ch. SL 2013-309 `became-law`
- **2013-07-18** Signed by Gov. 7/18/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-11** Pres. To Gov. 7/11/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-10** Ratified
- **2013-07-09** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-09** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2013-07-08** Placed On Cal For 07/09/2013
- **2013-07-08** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2013-07-03** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-07-03** Rec From Senate
- **2013-07-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-07-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-27** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-06-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-06-20** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-20** Withdrawn From Com
- **2013-05-16** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-16** Rec From House
- **2013-05-15** Ordered Engrossed
- **2013-05-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-15** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-15** Added to Calendar
- **2013-05-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-11** Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** 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/4a41a9d0-61bb-41c8-8c27-22dabaaaaca8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).