---
type: "Bill"
title: "NC Farm Act of 2016."
description: "NC Farm Act of 2016."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "SB 770"
citation: "North Carolina SB 770 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "AIRCRAFT", "ANIMAL CONTROL", "ANIMALS", "AVIATION", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "DEBTOR & CREDITOR", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENT", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FORESTRY", "FUELS", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GOVERNOR", "HORTICULTURE", "HUNTING & FISHING", "INSPECTIONS", "KINDERGARTEN", "LANDOWNERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LIENS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MANUFACTURING", "OCCUPATIONS", "PLUMBING CONTRACTOR BOARD", "PRESENTED", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PURCHASING", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RETAILING", "SANITATION", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DIST.", "SOILS", "TAX EXEMPTIONS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TRANSPORTATION", "VETERINARY MEDICINE", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "LIABILITY", "SUNSETS", "AGRICULTURE BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER", "SOIL SCIENTISTS", "ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "AGRICULTURAL LAND", "WELLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Jackson", "Brock"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-04-27"
last_action: "2016-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/942bebf4-c7fb-43d1-a63c-2e608b555c72"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=S770&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "08440ef042272203a7ee1976c3f0b2ef5f7db4d50f8247dbef42ca20264bfbe8"
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 770 (2015) — NC Farm Act of 2016.

## 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/S770v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATQ-88-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/7926/0/S770-ATQ-88-V-1)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v5.pdf)
8. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v6.pdf)
9. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v7.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v8.pdf)
11. **SL 2016-113** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/Senate/PDF/S770v9.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 9 To Concur — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **89–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Jackson — primary (person)
- Brock — primary (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-26** Ch. SL 2016-113 `became-law`
- **2016-07-26** Signed by Gov. 7/26/2016 `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** Concurred In H/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-30** Placed On Cal For 07/01/2016
- **2016-06-30** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2016-06-30** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2016-06-30** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-29** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-06-29** Amend Failed A1 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-06-28** Placed On Cal For 06/29/2016
- **2016-06-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2016-06-28** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-28** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-28** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-06-22** Ref to the Com on Agriculture, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-22** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-06-21** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2016-06-21** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2016-06-20** Engrossed
- **2016-06-20** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-06-16** Placed On Cal For 06/20/2016
- **2016-06-16** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-06-16** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-15** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-06-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-26** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-05-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-25** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-25** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-05-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-24** Sequential Referral To Judiciary II Added
- **2016-04-28** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `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/942bebf4-c7fb-43d1-a63c-2e608b555c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).