---
type: "Bill"
title: "DMV/MV Dealer Changes."
description: "DMV/MV Dealer Changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 488"
citation: "North Carolina SB 488 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCOUNTING", "ARMED FORCES", "BOARDS", "CJRS", "COMMERCE", "CONTRACTS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DMV", "EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "ID SYSTEMS", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INTERNET", "JUDGES", "LGERS", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MAGISTRATES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PRIVATIZATION", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RETIREMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STATE TREASURER", "TEACHERS", "TITLE CHANGE", "TITLES", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "STATE HEALTH PLAN", "TSERS", "TSERS BOARD", "RECORDS", "CHAPTERED", "ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "LGERS BOARD", "NATIONAL GUARD", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES", "PENSION & RETIREMENT FUNDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Jackson", "Wells"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-02"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f448b39d-596a-45b6-97be-7ac450364b96"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2019&BillID=S488&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "4fe89e82a5608909808d1e603f46a4f0dfaea69c0579fa175b5ea8fe5055cfbb"
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 488 (2019) — DMV/MV Dealer Changes.

## 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/S488v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S488v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S488v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S488v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S488v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2020-77** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2019/Bills/Senate/PDF/S488v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- C RPT Adoption — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Jackson — primary (person)
- Wells — primary (person)
- Bishop — cosponsor (person)
- Burgin — cosponsor (person)
- Chaudhuri — cosponsor (person)
- Hise — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-01** Ch. SL 2020-77 `became-law`
- **2020-07-01** Signed by Gov. 7/1/2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-25** Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-25** Ratified
- **2020-06-25** Ordered Enrolled
- **2020-06-25** Conf Report Adopted
- **2020-06-24** Conf Report Adopted
- **2020-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/25/2020
- **2020-06-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)
- **2020-06-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2020-06-24** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2020-06-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2020-06-23** Conf Com Appointed
- **2020-06-23** Conf Com Appointed
- **2020-06-23** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2020-06-22** Placed On Cal For 06/23/2020
- **2020-06-22** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2020-06-19** Placed On Cal For 06/22/2020
- **2020-06-19** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2020-06-18** Placed On Cal For 06/19/2020
- **2020-06-18** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2020-06-17** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2020-06-16** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2020-06-15** Placed On Cal For 06/16/2020
- **2020-06-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2020-06-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-09** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-05-08** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2019-05-08** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2019-05-07** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-06** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-02** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2019-05-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Re-ref to Pensions and Retirement and Aging. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Withdrawn From Com
- **2019-04-03** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f448b39d-596a-45b6-97be-7ac450364b96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).