---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Definition of Firefighter."
description: "Modify Definition of Firefighter."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 19"
citation: "North Carolina HB 19 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "DEATH & DYING", "EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "GUARDIANSHIP", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "MINORS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RESCUE SQUADS", "STUDENTS", "TITLE CHANGE", "TUITION", "UNC", "CHAPTERED", "FAMILY ISSUES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6c61919-f4f8-4eb5-a3a7-c1e706c23ce6"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H19&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "9983230e8f54ed4760392de71473d71dab92ea2d6017521e563c414ad690919f"
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 19 (2015) — Modify Definition of Firefighter.

## 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/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H19v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H19v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H19v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H19v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H19v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2016-51** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H19v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adcock — cosponsor (person)
- Brockman — cosponsor (person)
- C. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Carney — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- G. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Glazier — cosponsor (person)
- Hanes — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Insko — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-30** Ch. SL 2016-51 `became-law`
- **2016-06-30** Signed by Gov. 6/30/2016 `executive-signature`
- **2016-06-24** Pres. To Gov. 6/24/2016 `executive-receipt`
- **2016-06-23** Ratified
- **2016-06-22** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-06-22** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-21** Placed On Cal For 06/22/2016
- **2016-06-21** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2016-06-20** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2016-06-20** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2016-06-16** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-16** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-13** Re-ref Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-13** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2016-06-09** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-06-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-24** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-24** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-07-15** Re-ref Com On Education/Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-06-23** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-23** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-06-23** Regular Message Received From House
- **2015-06-18** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2015-06-18** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-06-18** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-06-17** Placed On Cal For 06/18/2015
- **2015-06-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2015-06-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-10** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-01-29** Ref to the Com on Education - Universities, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2015-01-29** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6c61919-f4f8-4eb5-a3a7-c1e706c23ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).