---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bd. of Architects/Interior Designers."
description: "Bd. of Architects/Interior Designers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 188"
citation: "North Carolina SB 188 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE", "ARCHITECTURE BOARD", "BOARDS", "CHAPTERED", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "FEES", "GOVERNOR", "INTERIOR DESIGN", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "NAME CHANGE", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Galey", "Krawiec"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0f6bfaf-10da-4bee-8235-dc16c329d836"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S188"
source_hash: "0c7af39d5b084efb39fb6654986d96890b7ac5c21675be983c88b726530d4996"
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 188 (2021) — Bd. of Architects/Interior Designers.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S188v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S188v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S188v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S188v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2021-81** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S188v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **105–7** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Galey — primary (person)
- Krawiec — primary (person)
- Barnes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-08** Ch. SL 2021-81 `became-law`
- **2021-07-08** Signed by Gov. 7/8/2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30** Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-30** Ratified
- **2021-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-06-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-06-29** Added to Calendar
- **2021-06-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-06-29** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-24** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-10** Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
- **2021-06-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-08** Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-04-29** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2021-04-28** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-04-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-04-13** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-04-13** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-03-08** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0f6bfaf-10da-4bee-8235-dc16c329d836`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).