---
type: "Bill"
title: "Omnibus State IT Governance Changes."
description: "Omnibus State IT Governance Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 700"
citation: "North Carolina HB 700 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "CONTRACTS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICE", "INTERNET", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "CHAPTERED", "CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Avila", "Saine"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-09"
last_action: "2013-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8690c44f-6f33-4074-b88d-9ff372356d9d"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H700&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "eae105547eccf41b5add4dbfbee9671cdac6f687d1c7d83ee571da933142557f"
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 700 (2013) — Omnibus State IT Governance 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/H700v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H700v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H700v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H700v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H700v4.pdf)
6. **SL2013-329** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H700v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Avila — primary (person)
- Saine — primary (person)
- B. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Ramsey — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-23** Ch. SL 2013-329 `became-law`
- **2013-07-23** Signed by Gov. 7/23/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-18** Pres. To Gov. 7/18/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-17** Ratified
- **2013-07-16** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-16** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2013-07-16** Added to Calendar
- **2013-07-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2013-06-27** Re-ref Com On Appropriations Subcommittee on Information Technology `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-27** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-06-25** Postponed To 06/27/2013
- **2013-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/25/2013
- **2013-06-24** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2013-06-20** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-06-20** Rec From Senate
- **2013-06-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-09** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-09** Rec From House
- **2013-05-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Postponed To 05/08/2013
- **2013-05-06** Placed On Cal For 05/07/2013
- **2013-05-02** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-11** Ref To Com On Government `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/8690c44f-6f33-4074-b88d-9ff372356d9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).