---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medicaid PHP Licensure & Transformation Mods."
description: "Medicaid PHP Licensure & Transformation Mods."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 156"
citation: "North Carolina HB 156 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "BUILDINGS", "COMMERCE", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "DHHS", "DISABLED PERSONS", "FEES", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HOSPITALS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "LEASING", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MEDICAID", "OCCUPATIONS", "OPTICIANS & OPTOMETRISTS", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PURCHASING", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SESSION LAWS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "STATE BUILDINGS", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TITLE CHANGE", "CHAPTERED", "INSURANCE COMMISSIONER", "PUBLIC BUILDINGS", "PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT", "HEALTH CHOICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dobson", "Lambeth", "McNeill"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-21"
last_action: "2018-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41248fc4-76b2-441f-b0fb-a523c34435fe"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H156&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "09818b2d4181f921cac98845bcd4f83d897b61b8fc39ba235dc35f6c7bd17b42"
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 156 (2017) — Medicaid PHP Licensure & Transformation Mods.

## 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/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H156v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H156v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H156v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H156v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2018-49** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H156v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- C RPT Adoption — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dobson — primary (person)
- Lambeth — primary (person)
- McNeill — primary (person)
- B. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Bert Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Brisson — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- G. Adcock — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Reives — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-22** Ch. SL 2018-49 `became-law`
- **2018-06-22** Signed by Gov. 6/22/2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-15** Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-15** Ratified
- **2018-06-15** Ordered Enrolled
- **2018-06-15** Conf Report Adopted
- **2018-06-15** Conf Report Adopted
- **2018-06-14** Placed On Cal For 06/15/2018
- **2018-06-14** Conf Com Reported
- **2018-06-14** Conf Com Reported
- **2018-06-01** Conf Com Appointed
- **2018-05-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2018-05-30** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2018-05-28** Placed On Cal For 05/30/2018
- **2018-05-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2018-05-28** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-06-29** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-06-28** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-26** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-22** Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-06-22** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-22** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-06-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-16** Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-03-09** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-03-09** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-03-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08** Added to Calendar
- **2017-03-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-03-08** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** Ref To Com On Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41248fc4-76b2-441f-b0fb-a523c34435fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).