---
type: "Bill"
title: "Building Code Reg. Reform."
description: "Building Code Reg. Reform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 255"
citation: "North Carolina HB 255 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "COMMITTEES", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "FEES", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "HOUSING", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "INTERNET", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MEMBERSHIP", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "STUDIES", "CHAPTERED", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brody", "Cotham", "Riddell"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-03-17"
last_action: "2015-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b330361-0d6e-4738-acd7-0f7b5fc8f765"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H255&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "e29f9e50973597304f0d3e5bfd3954ccdb1e3f1463c2ecb6b6a31a6d3fa954cb"
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 255 (2015) — Building Code Reg. Reform.

## 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/H255v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARO-13-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/3387/0/H255-ARO-13-V-2)
3. **A1: ARO-40-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5482/0/H255-ARO-40-V-1)
4. **A2: AMD-47-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5494/0/H255-AMD-47-V-1)
5. **A2: ARO-11-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/3392/0/H255-ARO-11-V-3)
6. **A3: ARO-12-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/3394/0/H255-ARO-12-V-2)
7. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v1.pdf)
8. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v2.pdf)
9. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v3.pdf)
10. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v4.pdf)
11. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v5.pdf)
12. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v6.pdf)
13. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v7.pdf)
14. **SL2015-145** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H255v8.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **107–4** (pass) · lower
- Amendment 2 — **39–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brody — primary (person)
- Cotham — primary (person)
- Riddell — primary (person)
- Brawley — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Millis — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Speciale — cosponsor (person)
- Waddell — cosponsor (person)
- Watford — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-07-13** Ch. SL 2015-145 `became-law`
- **2015-07-13** Signed by Gov. 7/13/2015 `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-06** Pres. To Gov. 7/6/2015 `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-02** Ratified
- **2015-07-01** Ordered Enrolled
- **2015-07-01** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-30** Placed On Cal For 07/01/2015
- **2015-06-30** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2015-06-29** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2015-06-29** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2015-06-25** Engrossed
- **2015-06-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-06-25** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-06-25** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2015-06-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-06-01** Re-ref Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-01** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-04-15** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Regular Message Received From House
- **2015-04-15** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2015-04-14** Ordered Engrossed
- **2015-04-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-04-14** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-14** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-14** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-14** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-14** Added to Calendar
- **2015-04-14** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2015-04-14** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-01** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-01** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2015-03-31** Placed On Cal For 04/01/2015
- **2015-03-31** Added to Calendar
- **2015-03-31** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2015-03-31** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-18** Ref To Com On Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-17** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b330361-0d6e-4738-acd7-0f7b5fc8f765`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).