---
type: "Bill"
title: "North Carolina Farm Act of 2017."
description: "North Carolina Farm Act of 2017."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 615"
citation: "North Carolina SB 615 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL WASTE", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY COMN.", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "ANIMALS", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "COMMISSIONS", "DEFINITIONS", "DMV", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FARMERS MARKETS", "FORESTRY", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HORTICULTURE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LIVESTOCK & POULTRY", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MANUFACTURING", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "STUDIES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "CHAPTERED", "RECREATIONAL THERAPY", "AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT", "AGRICULTURAL LAND", "HIGHWAY PATROL", "HORSES & MULES", "WINERIES & BREWERIES", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.", "ABANDONED PROPERTY", "BEER & WINE", "BEEKEEPING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Jackson", "Sanderson"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-04"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52872441-0c67-40df-8742-8f6c61d2d0b7"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=S615&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "586b4a68b37bd41d7acebbfc8fe874b14b3d91e08b07aaddfed5c49dd3b44893"
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 615 (2017) — North Carolina Farm Act of 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/S615v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5023/0/S615-A-NBC-1631)
3. **A2: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5016/0/S615-A-NBC-1630)
4. **A3: ARN-32-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5183/0/S615-ARN-32-V-4)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v4.pdf)
9. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v5.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v6.pdf)
11. **SL 2017-108** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S615v7.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **98–18** (pass) · lower
- For Adoption Conference Report — **36–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Jackson — primary (person)
- Sanderson — primary (person)
- Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Horner — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-12** Ch. SL 2017-108 `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
- **2017-06-28** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-06-28** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-06-28** Added to Calendar
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-06-28** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-28** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2017-06-28** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-06-28** Ordered Engrossed
- **2017-06-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-28** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-27** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-27** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-26** Placed On Cal For 06/27/2017
- **2017-06-26** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-06-26** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-21** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-14** Ref to the Com on Agriculture, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-06-13** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2017-06-13** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-08** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-07** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-30** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-05-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-26** Sequential Referral To Judiciary Stricken
- **2017-05-24** Re-ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-20** Re-ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-05** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52872441-0c67-40df-8742-8f6c61d2d0b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).