---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOI Omnibus Bill."
description: "DOI Omnibus Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 496"
citation: "North Carolina SB 496 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CASUALTY", "CHAPTERED", "COMMERCE", "CORPORATIONS", "CORPORATIONS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "DMV", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "EMPLOYMENT", "FOR-PROFIT", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "HEALTH", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HMOS", "HOME INSPECTOR BOARD", "HOUSING", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE COMMISSIONER", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "LIABILITY", "LIABILITY", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LONG-TERM CARE", "MANAGED CARE", "MANUFACTURED HOMES", "MOTOR VEHICLE", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NONPROFIT", "NOTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONAL TESTING", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RECORDS", "REINSURANCE FACILITY BOARD", "RELIGION & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TESTING", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edwards", "Johnson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-01"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cd850c3-b668-4c75-89e9-32f467acd504"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S496"
source_hash: "1b398c78fae3bcb4a753a3260deddd1f5390e702056bd626b13f8384abe42def"
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 496 (2021) — DOI Omnibus Bill.

## 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/S496v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S496v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S496v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S496v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S496v4.pdf)
6. **SL 2022-46** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S496v5.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edwards — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-07-07** Ch. SL 2022-46 `became-law`
- **2022-07-07** Signed by Gov. 7/7/2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-30** Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** Ratified
- **2022-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2022-06-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2022-06-29** Conf Report Adopted
- **2022-06-28** Placed On Cal For 06/29/2022
- **2022-06-28** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2022-06-28** Added to Calendar
- **2022-06-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2022-06-28** Placed On Cal For 06/29/2022
- **2022-06-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2022-06-21** Conf Com Appointed
- **2022-06-16** Conf Com Appointed
- **2022-06-15** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2022-06-14** Placed On Cal For 06/15/2022
- **2022-06-14** Withdrawn From Com
- **2022-05-18** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2022-02-17** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2022-02-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-16** Placed On Cal For 02/17/2022
- **2022-02-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2022-02-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-10-20** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-04** Serial Referral To State Government Stricken
- **2021-06-22** Re-ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, State Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-05-13** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-12** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2021-05-12** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-05-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-06** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-05-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-04-05** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cd850c3-b668-4c75-89e9-32f467acd504`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).