---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Cartway Path/Septic Tank Laws."
description: "Amend Cartway Path/Septic Tank Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 353"
citation: "North Carolina SB 353 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "DAMS", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LANDOWNERS", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SESSION LAWS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TITLE CHANGE", "TRANSPORTATION", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "SUNSETS", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gunn", "McInnis"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-25"
last_action: "2019-09-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99aa1424-6db5-4f7e-8ece-aa68ee01ae5c"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2019&BillID=S353&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "aaf96d38cfd1c092aa5c6ba8470fdfa0d488839899343de68e9cbfc9b8cb4df0"
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 353 (2019) — Amend Cartway Path/Septic Tank Laws.

## 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/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2019/6161/0/S353-A-NBC-6058)
3. **A2: ASB-26-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2019/6189/0/S353-ASB-26-V-2)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v4.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v5.pdf)
9. **SL 2019-215** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S353v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading For Concurrence — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading For Concurrence — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gunn — primary (person)
- McInnis — primary (person)
- Wells — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-09-04** Ch. SL 2019-215 `became-law`
- **2019-09-04** Signed by Gov. 9/4/2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-28** Pres. To Gov. 8/28/2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-27** Ratified
- **2019-08-26** Ordered Enrolled
- **2019-08-26** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2019-08-21** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2019-08-20** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2019-08-20** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2019-08-19** Ordered Engrossed
- **2019-08-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-08-13** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-13** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-08-08** Placed On Cal For 08/12/2019
- **2019-08-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2019-08-08** Placed On Cal For 08/09/2019
- **2019-08-08** A1 Ruled Material
- **2019-08-08** Reconsidered 3rd Reading
- **2019-08-08** Ordered Engrossed
- **2019-08-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-08-08** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-08-08** Reconsidered 3rd Reading
- **2019-08-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-08-08** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-07** Placed On Cal For 08/08/2019
- **2019-08-07** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2019-08-07** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-25** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-25** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-17** Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** Withdrawn From Com
- **2019-05-01** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2019-04-30** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2019-04-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Placed On Cal For 04/29/2019
- **2019-04-18** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2019-04-17** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Re-ref Com On Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Re-ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Withdrawn From Com
- **2019-03-26** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99aa1424-6db5-4f7e-8ece-aa68ee01ae5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).