---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2013."
description: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2013."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 74"
citation: "North Carolina HB 74 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "ALARM SYSTEMS", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DAY CARE", "DENR", "DHHS", "EDUCATION", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FEES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HOTELS & MOTELS", "INDUSTRIAL COMN.", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MINING & MINERAL EXTRACTION", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "REPORTING", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "SAFETY", "SAFETY EQUIPMENT", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SOLID WASTE", "STUDENTS", "STUDIES", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "UNC", "UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "UTILITIES", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "INSURANCE COMMISSIONER", "LOCAL ORDINANCES", "MINING & ENERGY COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moffitt", "Murry", "Samuelson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-05"
last_action: "2013-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/451442aa-946b-40f7-906c-6574d417423b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H74&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0190963c8f507b8a418db9dda55bbf72ea3e42b07bdc69cb3f4caa3005537201"
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 74 (2013) — Regulatory Reform Act of 2013.

## 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/H74v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H74v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H74v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H74v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H74v4.pdf)
6. **SL2013-413** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H74v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt Third Reading — **27–14** (pass) · upper
- R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption — **63–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moffitt — primary (person)
- Murry — primary (person)
- Samuelson — primary (person)
- B. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Blackwell — cosponsor (person)
- Brody — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan — cosponsor (person)
- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Millis — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Torbett — cosponsor (person)
- Whitmire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-08-23** Ch. SL 2013-413 `became-law`
- **2013-08-23** Signed by Gov. 8/23/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-26** Pres. To Gov. 7/26/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-26** Ratified
- **2013-07-26** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-26** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2013-07-26** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2013-07-25** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2013-07-25** Added to Calendar
- **2013-07-25** Withdrawn From Com
- **2013-07-25** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2013-07-25** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-07-25** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2013-07-24** Placed On Cal For 07/25/2013
- **2013-07-24** Placed On Cal For 07/25/2013
- **2013-07-24** Ruled Material
- **2013-07-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-22** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2013-07-21** Placed On Cal For 07/22/2013
- **2013-07-21** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2013-07-19** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-07-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-07-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-07-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-07-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-14** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-14** Rec From House
- **2013-05-13** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-13** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed On Cal For 05/13/2013
- **2013-05-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-07** Ref To Com On Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-05** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/451442aa-946b-40f7-906c-6574d417423b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).