---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various Changes to the Revenue Laws."
description: "Various Changes to the Revenue Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "SB 729"
citation: "North Carolina SB 729 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "AVIATION", "COMMERCE", "CONSTRUCTION", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNTIES", "DEATH & DYING", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "FUELS", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "FUNERAL SERVICES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HOSPITALS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "INTEREST", "LDC", "LEASING", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MANUFACTURING", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RACING", "RATIFIED", "RETAILING", "REVENUE DEPT.", "SESSION LAWS", "SHIPPING", "SPORTS", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TAX CREDITS", "TAX DEDUCTIONS", "TAX EXEMPTIONS", "TAX REFUNDS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "CORPORATE INCOME", "TAXES", "EXCISE", "TAXES", "FRANCHISE", "TAXES", "FUEL", "TAXES", "INDIVIDUAL INCOME", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TAXIS", "TOBACCO", "TRANSPORTATION", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "INSURANCE COMMISSIONER", "TAX DISTRIBUTION", "AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT", "CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT", "WINERIES & BREWERIES", "CASH CROPS", "BEER & WINE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rabon", "Rucho"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-04-25"
last_action: "2016-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec67915e-2fc3-429e-a9de-1d76227accae"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S729&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "2ce06d69c8416ffc8ba30dc76c42012c7415e46eb3d9b97d595d518c43401c62"
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 729 (2015) — Various Changes to the Revenue Laws.

## 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/S729v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATM-38-V-8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/6904/0/S729-ATM-38-V-8)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v2.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v3.pdf)
6. **SL 2016-5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S729v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **86–21** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **107–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rabon — primary (person)
- Rucho — primary (person)
- Tillman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-11** Ch. SL 2016-5 `became-law`
- **2016-05-11** Signed by Gov. 5/11/2016 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-10** Pres. To Gov. 05/10/2016 `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-09** Ratified
- **2016-05-05** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-05-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-05-04** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-03** Placed On Cal For 05/04/2016
- **2016-05-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-05-03** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-02** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-02** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2016-05-02** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2016-04-28** Engrossed
- **2016-04-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-04-28** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-26** Ref To Com On Finance `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/ec67915e-2fc3-429e-a9de-1d76227accae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).