---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ombudsman Changes & DHHS Study."
description: "Ombudsman Changes & DHHS Study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 248"
citation: "North Carolina HB 248 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGING", "AIDS", "APPOINTMENTS", "COMMITTEES", "DHHS", "DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "MEDICAID", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "ORGAN DONATIONS", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SESSION LAWS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "STUDIES", "SUNSETS", "CHAPTERED", "HHS OVERSIGHT COMM.", "HEALTH CHOICE", "CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES", "AGING SUBCOMMITTEE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dobson", "Presnell", "White"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5534529a-2971-41ca-a334-a977b5dc58ef"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H248&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "a944b260f6aca623b5b2c977d37ef93c988a23c7b22717327ae835df0a0969c8"
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 248 (2017) — Ombudsman Changes & DHHS Study.

## 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/H248v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H248v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H248v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H248v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H248v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2017-103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H248v5.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8 To Adopt Conference Report — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dobson — primary (person)
- Presnell — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- B. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Boswell — cosponsor (person)
- Butler — cosponsor (person)
- C. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Carney — cosponsor (person)
- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Farmer-Butterfield — cosponsor (person)
- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- G. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Grange — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Holley — cosponsor (person)
- Insko — cosponsor (person)
- Lambeth — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Quick — cosponsor (person)
- Reives — cosponsor (person)
- Terry — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-12** Ch. SL 2017-103 `became-law`
- **2017-07-12** Signed by Gov. 7/12/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-29** Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-29** Ratified
- **2017-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-06-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-06-29** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2017-06-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-06-29** Added to Calendar
- **2017-06-29** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-06-29** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-28** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2017-06-27** Placed On Cal For 06/28/2017
- **2017-06-27** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2017-06-27** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2017-06-27** Special Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-14** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-06-14** 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
- **2017-04-25** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-04-25** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-04-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-20** Placed On Cal For 04/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-04-19** Placed On Cal For 04/20/2017
- **2017-04-19** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-04-19** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-06** Ref To Com On Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5534529a-2971-41ca-a334-a977b5dc58ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).