---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prop./Fam. Law-Reimburse Prop. Expenditures."
description: "Prop./Fam. Law-Reimburse Prop. Expenditures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 278"
citation: "North Carolina SB 278 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "CHAPTERED", "DEBTOR & CREDITOR", "FAMILY ISSUES", "HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS", "HOUSING", "LIENS", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Galey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8dfecdf-756f-4ac1-8be0-051ada860f28"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S278"
source_hash: "a15701741114264e4b5593a0449d0645e0e659ebb46faf6b740598416e8edc3e"
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 278 (2021) — Prop./Fam. Law-Reimburse Prop. Expenditures.

## 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/S278v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2022-12** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S278v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 9 To Concur — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **109–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Galey — primary (person)
- Britt — cosponsor (person)
- Lazzara — cosponsor (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-30** Ch. SL 2022-12 `became-law`
- **2022-06-29** Signed by Gov. 6/29/2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-23** Pres. To Gov. 6/23/2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-22** Ratified
- **2022-06-21** Ordered Enrolled
- **2022-06-21** Concurred In H Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-20** Placed On Cal For 06/21/2022
- **2022-06-20** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2022-06-15** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2022-06-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-06-15** Added to Calendar
- **2022-06-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2022-06-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-14** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-01** Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-01** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-03-31** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2021-03-30** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-03-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-03-15** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8dfecdf-756f-4ac1-8be0-051ada860f28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).