---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernize Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act."
description: "Modernize Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 357"
citation: "North Carolina HB 357 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DIETETICS/NUTRITION BOARD", "EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH SERVICES", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "NUTRITION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "SPEAKER", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Malone", "Murphy"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-14"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a205f6ba-85db-4ffa-91f3-78a191d3bf51"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H357&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "9862e03bc3224435683d012bb9acd0efb8b5fd0c7df5b50bfb0426616f23f3d2"
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 357 (2017) — Modernize Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act.

## 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/H357v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ABA-87-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/7031/0/H357-ABA-87-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H357v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H357v2.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H357v3.pdf)
6. **SL 2018-91** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H357v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 1 — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Malone — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- G. Adcock — cosponsor (person)
- Holley — cosponsor (person)
- Sauls — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-25** Ch. SL 2018-91 `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 Amend SA1 `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 Amend
- **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** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **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** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-14** Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-05-16** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-16** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-05-11** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-05-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10** Placed On Cal For 05/11/2017
- **2017-05-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-05-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-10** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a205f6ba-85db-4ffa-91f3-78a191d3bf51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).