---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expansion of MSD/Bd Appt."
description: "Expansion of MSD/Bd Appt."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 764"
citation: "North Carolina HB 764 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TAXATION", "UTILITIES", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "CHAPTERED", "TAX DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-11"
last_action: "2017-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43f92494-37e4-456d-ae6b-294121393c44"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H764&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "51fa394b8550618e1071af2cc4dcead2ce4ff7e15879d7b7d92623d97a669633"
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 764 (2017) — Expansion of MSD/Bd Appt.

## 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/H764v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H764v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H764v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H764v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2017-26** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H764v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **118–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McGrady — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-08** Ch. SL 2017-26 `became-law`
- **2017-06-08** Signed by Gov. 6/8/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-31** Pres. To Gov. 5/31/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-30** Ratified
- **2017-05-25** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-05-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-23** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-18** Re-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-26** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-04-26** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-04-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** Placed On Cal For 04/25/2017
- **2017-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Re-ref Com On State and Local Government II `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-13** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-11** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43f92494-37e4-456d-ae6b-294121393c44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).