---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Various Firearms Laws."
description: "Amend Various Firearms Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 937"
citation: "North Carolina HB 937 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "AOC", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "EDUCATION", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "JUDICIAL DEPT.", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "SENTENCING", "SHERIFFS", "TITLE CHANGE", "WEAPONS", "RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burr", "Faircloth", "Schaffer"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-11"
last_action: "2013-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0bbdee5-2cc1-452a-b9d9-905e59d7c689"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H937&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "54f18e6ba16cf5610ad9516678b14ec731e08a6e0391f3f098a147eaed383aba"
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 937 (2013) — Amend Various Firearms Laws.

## 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/H937v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ASA-39-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/5963/0/H937-ASA-39-V-2)
3. **A3: ASA-38-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/5966/0/H937-ASA-38-V-2)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H937v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H937v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H937v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H937v4.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H937v5.pdf)
9. **SL2013-369** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H937v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **73–41** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **32–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burr — primary (person)
- Faircloth — primary (person)
- Schaffer — primary (person)
- Arp — cosponsor (person)
- B. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Blust — cosponsor (person)
- Brody — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Ford — cosponsor (person)
- G. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Hager — cosponsor (person)
- Hollo — cosponsor (person)
- Horn — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Jeter — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- McNeill — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brawley — cosponsor (person)
- Riddell — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Samuelson — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Speciale — cosponsor (person)
- Starnes — cosponsor (person)
- Szoka — cosponsor (person)
- Torbett — cosponsor (person)
- Whitmire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-29** Ch. SL 2013-369 `became-law`
- **2013-07-29** Signed by Gov. 7/29/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-25** Pres. To Gov. 7/25/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-24** Ratified
- **2013-07-23** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-23** Conf Report Adopted
- **2013-07-23** Conf Report Adopted
- **2013-07-23** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2013-07-23** Added to Calendar
- **2013-07-23** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-23** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-16** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2013-07-15** Placed On Cal For 07/16/2013
- **2013-07-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2013-06-18** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-17** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-06-17** Rec From Senate
- **2013-06-13** Engrossed
- **2013-06-13** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-13** Amend Failed A4 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-12** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-12** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-06-12** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-11** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-06-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-06-10** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-10** Withdrawn From Com
- **2013-05-08** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-08** Rec From House
- **2013-05-07** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A12
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A11
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A10
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A9
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A8
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A7
- **2013-05-07** Amend Tabled A6
- **2013-05-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-06** Amend Tabled A5
- **2013-05-06** Amend Tabled A4
- **2013-05-06** Amend Tabled A3
- **2013-05-06** Amend Tabled A2
- **2013-05-06** Amend Tabled A1
- **2013-05-01** Postponed To 05/06/2013
- **2013-04-30** Placed On Cal For 05/01/2013
- **2013-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-15** Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0bbdee5-2cc1-452a-b9d9-905e59d7c689`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).