---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wildlife License Changes."
description: "Wildlife License Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 321"
citation: "North Carolina HB 321 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "COMMISSIONS", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FEES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "HUNTING & FISHING", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "SOLID WASTE", "STUDIES", "TAXATION", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "TAXES", "DISPOSAL", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-09"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4266e1-0cf9-428e-a1c9-3bbbd969b6bd"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H321&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3a00841c92184469629623bbb1cc2f339b64f723888ce93fa712884a0602c4af"
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 321 (2017) — Wildlife License Changes.

## 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/H321v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H321v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H321v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H321v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2018-90** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H321v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **89–5** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-25** Ch. SL 2018-90 `became-law`
- **2018-06-25** Signed by Gov. 6/25/2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-15** Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-15** Ratified
- **2018-06-14** Ordered Enrolled
- **2018-06-14** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-14** Added to Calendar
- **2018-06-14** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2018-06-14** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2018-06-14** Special Message Sent To House
- **2018-06-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-14** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-06-14** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2018-06-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-14** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2018-06-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-13** Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-11** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-11** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-04-11** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-04-10** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed On Cal For 04/10/2017
- **2017-04-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-04-06** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Ref To Com On Environment `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab4266e1-0cf9-428e-a1c9-3bbbd969b6bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).