---
type: "Bill"
title: "LLC Clarifications & Emp. Invention Ownership."
description: "LLC Clarifications & Emp. Invention Ownership."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "SB 482"
citation: "North Carolina SB 482 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "EMPLOYMENT", "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RELIGION & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barringer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-03-25"
last_action: "2016-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b16d668c-3b75-42c0-9b15-cf236135d617"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S482&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "2db957f1bbcbc13f4cdcb6d0f15e1103f9b0ff355d6604e6a7f16062ef7ff352"
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 482 (2015) — LLC Clarifications & Emp. Invention Ownership.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S482v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S482v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S482v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S482v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S482v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2016-114** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S482v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- C RPT Adoption — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barringer — primary (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-28** Ch. SL 2016-114 `became-law`
- **2016-07-28** Signed by Gov. 7/28/2016 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2016 `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-01** Ratified
- **2016-07-01** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-07-01** Conf Report Adopted
- **2016-06-30** Placed On Cal For 07/01/2016
- **2016-06-30** Conf Com Reported
- **2016-06-30** Conf Report Adopted
- **2016-06-30** Added to Calendar
- **2016-06-30** Conf Com Reported
- **2016-06-29** Conf Com Appointed
- **2016-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2016-06-28** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2016-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/28/2016
- **2016-06-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2016-06-23** Placed On Cal For 06/24/2016
- **2016-06-23** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2016-06-23** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2016-06-23** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-22** Placed On Cal For 06/23/2016
- **2016-06-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-21** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-21** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-04-27** Ref to the Com on Commerce and Job Development, if favorable, Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2015-04-23** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2015-04-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-04-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2015-04-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-30** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-30** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-03-26** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b16d668c-3b75-42c0-9b15-cf236135d617`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).