---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wildlife Resources Commission Amendments."
description: "Wildlife Resources Commission Amendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 181"
citation: "North Carolina HB 181 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "ARMED FORCES", "BOATING", "BOATS & WATERCRAFT", "BUDGETING", "CAPITAL SPENDING", "CHAPTERED", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "HALIFAX COUNTY", "HUNTING & FISHING", "INSPECTIONS", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MOTOR FLEET", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NORTHAMPTON COUNTY", "NOTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PURCHASING", "RATIFIED", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "REPORTING", "ROANOKE RAPIDS LAKE", "SESSION LAWS", "VETERANS", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Yarborough"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-09-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ba524f2-7c43-4ccb-9ed7-a9e211632503"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H181"
source_hash: "2281b12d093f6108fd1f97b850198ef95530a3539b213a8b9b7821492cdf22e0"
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 181 (2021) — Wildlife Resources Commission Amendments.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ABR-34-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/52255/0/H181-ABR-34-V-2)
3. **A2: ABR-33-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/52256/0/H181-ABR-33-V-3)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v4.pdf)
8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v5.pdf)
9. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v6.pdf)
10. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v7.pdf)
11. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v8.pdf)
12. **SL 2021-160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H181v9.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **101–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Yarborough — primary (person)
- Brisson — cosponsor (person)
- Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
- Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-20** Ch. SL 2021-160 `became-law`
- **2021-09-20** Signed by Gov. 9/20/2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-10** Pres. To Gov. 9/10/2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-09-09** Ratified
- **2021-09-08** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-09-08** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2021-09-08** Added to Calendar
- **2021-09-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2021-09-07** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-09-07** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2021-09-03** Placed On Cal For 09/08/2021
- **2021-09-03** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2021-09-01** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2021-09-01** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-08-31** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-08-31** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-08-30** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-25** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-25** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-24** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-08-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-02** Re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-02** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-06-24** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-24** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-06-24** Regular Message Received From House
- **2021-06-24** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2021-06-23** Ordered Engrossed
- **2021-06-23** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-23** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-06-23** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-23** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-22** Placed On Cal For 06/23/2021
- **2021-06-22** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-06-22** Reptd Fav Com Sub 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** Reptd Fav Com Sub 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added
- **2021-03-25** Serial Referral To Finance Added
- **2021-03-25** Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
- **2021-03-23** Re-ref to the Com on Marine Resources and Aqua Culture, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-03-23** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Serial Referral To Finance Stricken
- **2021-03-18** Serial Referral To Marine Resources and Aqua Culture Stricken
- **2021-03-01** Ref to the Com on Wildlife Resources, if favorable, Marine Resources and Aqua Culture, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ba524f2-7c43-4ccb-9ed7-a9e211632503`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).