---
type: "Bill"
title: "Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics."
description: "Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 91"
citation: "North Carolina HB 91 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "APPOINTMENTS", "BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS BOARD", "BOARDS", "BUILDINGS", "CHAPTERED", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSTRUCTION", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMPLOYMENT", "FEES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMN.", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MINORS", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RECORDS", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SESSION LAWS", "SPEAKER", "SPORTS", "STATE BOARD OF", "STEM", "STUDENT ATHLETES", "STUDENTS", "STUDIES", "TITLE CHANGE", "UNC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "K. Baker", "Lambeth"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-11-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b414ed0-e8ca-4e50-aed6-032eab96a023"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H91"
source_hash: "51a89527195b48e9e729958ec66b22de7460c1cc08e494b78e7ad2414ff3ce0e"
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 91 (2021) — Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics.

## 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/H91v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATC-108-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/52994/0/H91-ATC-108-V-7)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v5.pdf)
8. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v6.pdf)
9. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v7.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v8.pdf)
11. **SL 2021-184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H91v9.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **71–43** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **41–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- K. Baker — primary (person)
- Lambeth — primary (person)
- Arp — cosponsor (person)
- B. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Boles — cosponsor (person)
- Bradford — cosponsor (person)
- Brisson — cosponsor (person)
- Brockman — cosponsor (person)
- Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Iler — cosponsor (person)
- K. Hall — cosponsor (person)
- K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Kidwell — cosponsor (person)
- McElraft — cosponsor (person)
- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
- Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Penny — cosponsor (person)
- R. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Saine — cosponsor (person)
- Sasser — cosponsor (person)
- Setzer — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Strickland — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Willingham — cosponsor (person)
- Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Winslow — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-23** Ch. SL 2021-184 `became-law`
- **2021-11-23** Signed by Gov. 11/23/2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-18** Pres. To Gov. 11/18/2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-18** Ratified
- **2021-11-17** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-11-17** Conf Report Adopted
- **2021-11-17** Conf Report Adopted
- **2021-11-16** Placed On Cal For 11/17/2021
- **2021-11-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)
- **2021-11-16** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-11-16** Placed On Cal For 11/17/2021
- **2021-11-16** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-10-05** Conferees Changed
- **2021-09-23** Conf Com Appointed
- **2021-09-23** Conf Com Appointed
- **2021-09-23** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2021-09-23** Added to Calendar
- **2021-09-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-09-23** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-09-23** Serial Referral to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
- **2021-09-08** Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-08** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2021-09-08** Special Message Sent To House
- **2021-09-08** Engrossed
- **2021-09-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-01** Placed On Cal For 09/08/2021
- **2021-09-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-09-01** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-31** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-26** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-08-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-19** Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-19** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-07-22** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-22** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-07-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-21** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-21** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-07-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-15** Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-06-14** Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-03-18** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Regular Message Received From House
- **2021-03-18** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2021-03-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Added to Calendar
- **2021-03-17** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-03-17** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-23** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-16** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b414ed0-e8ca-4e50-aed6-032eab96a023`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).