---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coal Ash Management Act of 2014."
description: "Coal Ash Management Act of 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 729"
citation: "North Carolina SB 729 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGETING", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "DAMS", "DENR", "ELECTRICITY", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MEMBERSHIP", "MORATORIUMS", "NOTIFICATION", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "REPORTING", "SESSION LAWS", "SOLID WASTE", "SPEAKER", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "UTILITIES", "UTILITIES COMN.", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "CHAPTERED", "LOCAL ORDINANCES", "REMEDIATION & CLEANUP", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.", "COAL ASH COMN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Apodaca"]
version_count: 25
action_count: 108
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-05-14"
last_action: "2014-09-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2600928-808a-48da-8fa0-8769f85717aa"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S729&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "925ba61307fa9c47a7e3dbf829e8c9b8e552abb20eddc95312306b64d3cf81a5"
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 729 (2013) — Coal Ash Management Act of 2014.

## 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/S729v0.pdf)
2. **A10: ASB-120-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9120/0/S729-ASB-120-V-1)
3. **A12: ARI-209-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9123/0/S729-ARI-209-V-1)
4. **A14: ASB-119-V-10** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9110/0/S729-ASB-119-V-10)
5. **A15: ARI-203-V-8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9124/0/S729-ARI-203-V-8)
6. **A15: ARI-229-V-5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9348/0/S729-ARI-229-V-5)
7. **A17: ATA-72-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9344/0/S729-ATA-72-V-4)
8. **A19: ASB-130-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9358/0/S729-ASB-130-V-3)
9. **A1: ARI-225-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9350/0/S729-ARI-225-V-3)
10. **A1: ARW-101-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9036/0/S729-ARW-101-V-4)
11. **A22: ARI-232-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9384/0/S729-ARI-232-V-1)
12. **A24: ASB-137-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9387/0/S729-ASB-137-V-1)
13. **A28: ASB-136-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9389/0/S729-ASB-136-V-1)
14. **A2: ARI-214-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9343/0/S729-ARI-214-V-3)
15. **A3: ARI-189-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9075/0/S729-ARI-189-V-7)
16. **A3: ARI-226-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9351/0/S729-ARI-226-V-3)
17. **A6: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9366/0/S729-A-NBC-671)
18. **A9: ARI-210-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9109/0/S729-ARI-210-V-1)
19. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v1.pdf)
20. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v2.pdf)
21. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v3.pdf)
22. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v4.pdf)
23. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v5.pdf)
24. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v6.pdf)
25. **SL2014-122** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v7.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **84–13** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **38–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Apodaca — primary (person)
- Allran — cosponsor (person)
- Berger — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel — cosponsor (person)
- Pate — cosponsor (person)
- Tarte — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-09-20** Ch. SL 2014-122 `became-law`
- **2014-09-20** Became Law W/o Signature `became-law`
- **2014-08-20** Pres. To Gov. 08/20/2014 `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-20** Ratified
- **2014-08-20** Ordered Enrolled
- **2014-08-20** Conf Report Adopted
- **2014-08-20** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2014-08-20** Conf Com Reported
- **2014-08-20** Conf Report Adopted
- **2014-08-20** Added to Calendar
- **2014-08-20** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2014-08-20** Reptd Fav For Adoption `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-08-19** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-19** Conf Com Reported
- **2014-08-19** Conferees Changed
- **2014-08-14** Conferees Reappointed
- **2014-08-14** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2014-08-14** Placed on Today's Supplemental Calendar
- **2014-08-14** Withdrawn From Com
- **2014-08-01** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-01** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2014-07-31** Placed On Cal For 08/01/2014
- **2014-07-31** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2014-07-31** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2014-07-31** Reconsidered Concurrence
- **2014-07-31** Conf Com Withdrawn/dismi
- **2014-07-21** Conf Com Appointed
- **2014-07-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2014-07-14** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2014-07-10** Placed On Cal For 07/14/2014
- **2014-07-10** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2014-07-08** Placed On Cal For 07/10/2014
- **2014-07-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2014-07-07** Placed On Cal For 07/08/2014
- **2014-07-07** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2014-07-07** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2014-07-03** Ordered Engrossed
- **2014-07-03** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2014-07-03** Amendment Withdrawn A23 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2014-07-03** Amend Adopted A28 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-03** Amend Failed A26 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-03** Amend Failed A27 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-03** Amend Failed A25 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-03** Amend Adopted A24 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-03** Amend Adopted A22 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A3 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Recon A3
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A21 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A20
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A19 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Amendment Withdrawn A18 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A17 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A16
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A15 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A14 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A13 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A12 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A11 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A10
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A9
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A8
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A7
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A6 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Tabled A5
- **2014-07-02** Amend Failed A4 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Added to Calendar
- **2014-07-02** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2014-07-02** Serial Referral To Appropriations Stricken
- **2014-07-02** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-07-02** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2014-07-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-06-30** Ref to the Com on Environment, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-30** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-06-26** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2014-06-26** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2014-06-25** Engrossed
- **2014-06-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A15 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A14 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Failed A13 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Failed A11 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A12 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A10 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A9 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Failed A8 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Failed A7 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Failed A6 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-24** Amendment Withdrawn A4 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-24** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-19** Placed On Cal For 06/24/2014
- **2014-06-19** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-06-18** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-18** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-06-17** Sequential Referral To Finance Added
- **2014-06-17** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-17** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2014-06-17** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-15** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2600928-808a-48da-8fa0-8769f85717aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).