---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various Building Code Amend."
description: "Various Building Code Amend."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 308"
citation: "North Carolina SB 308 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CEMETERIES", "CHAPTERED", "COUNCILS", "DEEDS", "HOUSING", "INSPECTIONS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "SESSION LAWS", "TITLE CHANGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-16"
last_action: "2021-11-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f563ce2f-8d1e-4f90-9eb3-1e87ff7edc7f"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S308"
source_hash: "976e923cb9018aa36b74d5bdae54d38f881e9eafd60882404962c937525a07f5"
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 308 (2021) — Various Building Code Amend.

## 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/S308v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARI-8-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/2300/0/S308-ARI-8-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S308v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S308v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S308v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S308v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S308v5.pdf)
8. **SL 2021-183** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S308v6.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **95–17** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- B. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel — cosponsor (person)
- Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Galey — cosponsor (person)
- Jarvis — cosponsor (person)
- Krawiec — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)
- Newton — cosponsor (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-23** Ch. SL 2021-183 `became-law`
- **2021-11-23** Signed by Gov. 11/23/2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-18** Pres. To Gov. 11/18/2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-17** Ratified
- **2021-11-16** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-11-16** Conf Report Adopted
- **2021-11-15** Placed On Cal For 11/16/2021
- **2021-11-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-11-04** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-04** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-11-04** Conf Report Adopted
- **2021-11-04** Added to Calendar
- **2021-11-04** Conf Com Reported
- **2021-11-03** Conf Com Appointed
- **2021-11-03** Conf Com Appointed
- **2021-11-02** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2021-11-01** Placed On Cal For 11/02/2021
- **2021-11-01** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-10-25** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-25** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2021-10-21** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2021-10-20** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-20** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-10-20** Added to Calendar
- **2021-10-20** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-10-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-05** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2021-04-05** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-04-01** Engrossed
- **2021-04-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-03-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-03-17** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f563ce2f-8d1e-4f90-9eb3-1e87ff7edc7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).