---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal Laws Denied Section 5 Preclearance."
description: "Repeal Laws Denied Section 5 Preclearance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 406"
citation: "North Carolina SB 406 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANTIQUATED LAWS", "ELECTIONS", "GENERAL STATUTES", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REDISTRICTING", "SESSION LAWS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brunstetter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-03-25"
last_action: "2013-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d107d3d5-8295-4524-acfa-7de881e7e911"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S406&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "15f0e0a7f98d2bac3d58f3876cb724680d007c981206cc3bfd51f4ca7451fca9"
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 SB 406 (2013) — Repeal Laws Denied Section 5 Preclearance.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S406v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S406v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S406v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S406v3.pdf)
5. **SL2013-343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S406v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion 9 To Concur — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brunstetter — primary (person)
- Brock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-23** Ch. SL 2013-343 `became-law`
- **2013-07-23** Signed by Gov. 7/23/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-17** Pres. To Gov. 07/17/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-16** Ratified
- **2013-07-15** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-15** Concurred In H/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2013-07-11** Placed On Cal For 07/15/2013
- **2013-07-11** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2013-07-10** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-07-10** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-07-10** Added to Calendar
- **2013-07-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-07-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-20** Ref To Com On Elections `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-16** Rec From Senate
- **2013-05-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-26** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d107d3d5-8295-4524-acfa-7de881e7e911`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).