---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bioptic Lenses for Drivers License Tests."
description: "Bioptic Lenses for Drivers License Tests."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 568"
citation: "North Carolina SB 568 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DMV", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "OPTOMETRY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TESTING", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-01"
last_action: "2013-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0da23658-4424-43a1-b857-c619b22d009d"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S568&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "9e0bb354ba1493afb4f19756df624cbad660f33d2895996f16b56cebc54ee287"
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 568 (2013) — Bioptic Lenses for Drivers License Tests.

## 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/S568v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARV-52-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/6184/0/S568-ARV-52-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S568v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S568v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S568v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S568v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S568v5.pdf)
8. **SL2013-231** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S568v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 9 To Concur — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- A1 Faircloth Second Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-03** Ch. SL 2013-231 `became-law`
- **2013-07-03** Signed by Gov. 7/3/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-06-26** Pres. To Gov. 06/26/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-06-25** Ratified
- **2013-06-24** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-06-24** Concurred In H/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-20** Placed On Cal For 06/24/2013
- **2013-06-20** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2013-06-19** Ordered Engrossed
- **2013-06-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-19** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-18** Placed On Cal For 06/19/2013
- **2013-06-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-01** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-30** Rec From Senate
- **2013-04-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-04-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-25** Placed On Cal For 04/29/2013
- **2013-04-25** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-04-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-02** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-02** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-01** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0da23658-4424-43a1-b857-c619b22d009d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).