---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Industrial Hemp Program."
description: "Amend Industrial Hemp Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 992"
citation: "North Carolina HB 992 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "CRIMES", "DEFINITIONS", "EDUCATION", "FINES & PENALTIES", "GOVERNOR", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "NARCOTICS", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RESEARCH", "SESSION LAWS", "STUDIES", "TEXTILES", "UNC", "AGRICULTURE BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER", "CASH CROPS", "MARIJUANA & HEMP", "HEMP COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brody", "Dixon", "Langdon"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-04-27"
last_action: "2016-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f9ec7b9-12f4-405e-8380-822d8ff038cf"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H992&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "dea2e41e2a962bbf83b78b3762af4cc2abf0bfbd35d0d0394b7f2de05569bacb"
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 992 (2015) — Amend Industrial Hemp Program.

## 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/H992v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATQ-82-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7808/0/H992-ATQ-82-V-1)
3. **A2: ATQ-84-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7812/0/H992-ATQ-84-V-1)
4. **A3: ATQ-85-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7822/0/H992-ATQ-85-V-1)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H992v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H992v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H992v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H992v4.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H992v5.pdf)
10. **SL 2016-93** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H992v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–4** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brody — primary (person)
- Dixon — primary (person)
- Langdon — primary (person)
- B. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Steinburg — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-11** Ch. SL 2016-93 `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** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-30** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-30** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2016-06-30** Withdrawn From Com
- **2016-06-27** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-27** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2016-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/27/2016
- **2016-06-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2016-06-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-22** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-16** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-06-15** Regular Message Received From House
- **2016-06-15** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2016-06-14** Ordered Engrossed
- **2016-06-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-14** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-13** Ordered Engrossed
- **2016-06-13** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-13** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-13** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-09** Placed On Cal For 06/13/2016
- **2016-06-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-28** Ref To Com On Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-28** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-27** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f9ec7b9-12f4-405e-8380-822d8ff038cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).