---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2016-2017."
description: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2016-2017."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "North Carolina SB 131 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "APPOINTMENTS", "ARMED FORCES", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CAMA", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COASTAL RESOURCES COMN.", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMPUTERS", "CONSERVATION", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "DATA SYSTEMS", "DEQ", "DEREGULATION", "ENGINEERING", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "EROSION", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES", "FUELS", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSPECTIONS", "INTERNET", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "LANDOWNERS", "LANDSCAPING", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "MEMBERSHIP", "MILITARY BASES", "MINING & MINERAL EXTRACTION", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "RECYCLING", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SESSION LAWS", "SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION COMN.", "SOILS", "SOLID WASTE", "STUDIES", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "TESTING", "UNC", "UTILITIES", "UTILITIES COMN.", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "SOIL SCIENTISTS", "AGRICULTURAL LAND", "BEACH EROSION", "EROSION STRUCTURES", "WELLS", "MOTOR FLEET", "SENTINEL LANDSCAPES COMM."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "Wells"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-23"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93b19ff4-e71b-4233-886e-fed8038920f8"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=S131&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "d4d3755e957d0373603379d455d368706127b7503c6d4daa7fe142652fd8c9fd"
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 SB 131 (2017) — Regulatory Reform Act of 2016-2017.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S131v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARI-7-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/2849/0/S131-ARI-7-V-7)
3. **A2: ASB-12-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/2808/0/S131-ASB-12-V-7)
4. **A3: ASB-16-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/2806/0/S131-ASB-16-V-1)
5. **A4: ASB-17-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/2845/0/S131-ASB-17-V-1)
6. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v1.pdf)
7. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v2.pdf)
8. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v3.pdf)
9. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v4.pdf)
10. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v5.pdf)
11. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v6.pdf)
12. **SL 2017-10** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S131v7.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt Second Reading — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt Third Reading — **35–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- Wells — primary (person)
- Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Rabin — cosponsor (person)
- Sanderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-04** Ch. SL 2017-10 `became-law`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Gov. 5/4/2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-28** Pres. To Gov. 4/28/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27** Ratified
- **2017-04-26** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-04-26** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2017-04-25** Conf Report Passed 2nd
- **2017-04-25** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-04-24** Placed On Cal For 04/25/2017
- **2017-04-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-04-24** Placed On Cal For 04/25/2017
- **2017-04-24** Conf Held As Material
- **2017-04-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-04-19** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-04-19** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-04-19** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2017-04-11** Placed On Cal For 04/19/2017
- **2017-04-11** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-10** Placed On Cal For 04/11/2017
- **2017-04-10** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2017-04-06** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-04-06** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-05** Ordered Engrossed
- **2017-04-05** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Failed A7 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Failed A6 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Adopted A4 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Placed On Cal For 04/05/2017
- **2017-04-04** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-03** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-03-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-03-28** Ruled Material
- **2017-03-28** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Ruled Material
- **2017-03-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Ref To Com On Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2017-03-16** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2017-03-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Placed On Cal For 03/15/2017
- **2017-03-14** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-03-09** Placed On Cal For 03/14/2017
- **2017-03-09** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-03-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-27** Re-ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-02-27** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93b19ff4-e71b-4233-886e-fed8038920f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).