---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOT Proposed Legislative Changes."
description: "DOT Proposed Legislative Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 959"
citation: "North Carolina HB 959 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BICYCLES", "BOARDS", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "DEFINITIONS", "DMV", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "MOTOR VEHICLE", "INTERNET", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "MOTORCYCLES", "NOTIFICATION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "REINSURANCE FACILITY BOARD", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SAFETY", "SAFETY EQUIPMENT", "SESSION LAWS", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "TESTING", "TITLES", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "UTILITIES", "RECORDS", "SUNSETS", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "RATE BUREAU"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Iler"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-04-25"
last_action: "2016-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec08abac-78c1-4f24-a0dd-159e7e266be3"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H959&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "d66bf465acd0876fa17eb6d69199a01a908f019ad9c411bdf7d38392c640c3a3"
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 959 (2015) — DOT Proposed Legislative Changes.

## 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/H959v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARW-70-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7667/0/H959-ARW-70-V-3)
3. **A2: ASU-68-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7668/0/H959-ASU-68-V-2)
4. **A3: ARW-74-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7666/0/H959-ARW-74-V-2)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H959v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H959v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H959v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H959v4.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H959v5.pdf)
10. **SL 2016-90** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H959v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **43–3** (pass) · upper
- C RPT Adoption — **90–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Iler — primary (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Tine — cosponsor (person)
- Torbett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-11** Ch. SL 2016-90 `became-law`
- **2016-07-11** Signed by Gov. 7/11/2016 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2016 `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-01** Ratified
- **2016-06-30** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-06-30** Conf Report Adopted
- **2016-06-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2016-06-29** Added to Calendar
- **2016-06-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-29** Conf Com Reported
- **2016-06-29** Placed On Cal For 06/30/2016
- **2016-06-29** Conf Com Reported
- **2016-06-24** Conf Com Appointed
- **2016-06-22** Conf Com Appointed
- **2016-06-22** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **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** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-06-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-03** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-06-03** Regular Message Received From House
- **2016-06-02** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2016-06-02** Ordered Engrossed
- **2016-06-02** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-02** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-02** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-02** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-01** Placed On Cal For 06/02/2016
- **2016-06-01** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2016-05-31** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-27** Placed On Cal For 05/31/2016
- **2016-05-25** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-05-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-26** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec08abac-78c1-4f24-a0dd-159e7e266be3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).