---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize Various Special Plates."
description: "Authorize Various Special Plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 571"
citation: "North Carolina SB 571 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "ARMED FORCES", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "COUNTIES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "DEEDS", "DMV", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FLAGS", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "MUNICIPALITIES", "MUSEUMS", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "REGISTER OF DEEDS", "VETERANS", "BRUNSWICK COUNTY", "MECKLENBURG COUNTY", "MATTHEWS", "HOLDEN BEACH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-01"
last_action: "2013-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9e24dae-fdc3-4920-afb6-00a464f7637f"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S571&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "2ecbeb9dafcdf869669e94bdf2ab775ee38345f7d6389b2384e2e2bd762df057"
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 571 (2013) — Authorize Various Special Plates.

## 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/S571v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATD-73-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/5965/0/S571-ATD-73-V-2)
3. **A2: ATD-69-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/5977/0/S571-ATD-69-V-1)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v4.pdf)
8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v5.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v6.pdf)
10. **SL2013-376** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v7.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **30–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Rabin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-29** Ch. SL 2013-376 `became-law`
- **2013-07-29** Signed by Gov. 7/29/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-26** Pres. To Gov. 07/29/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-26** Ratified
- **2013-07-26** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-25** Conf Report Adopted
- **2013-07-25** Conf Report Adopted
- **2013-07-25** Placed on Today's Supplemental Calendar
- **2013-07-25** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-25** Added to Calendar
- **2013-07-25** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-16** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2013-07-15** Placed On Cal For 07/16/2013
- **2013-07-15** Withdrawn From Cal
- **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 Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-06-25** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-06-17** Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-17** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-06-13** Rec From Senate
- **2013-06-12** Engrossed
- **2013-06-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-12** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-12** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-11** Placed On Cal For 06/12/2013
- **2013-06-11** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2013-06-06** Placed On Cal For 06/11/2013
- **2013-06-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-06-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-02** Ref To Com On Finance `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/e9e24dae-fdc3-4920-afb6-00a464f7637f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).