---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charter Schools/Pension/ESOP."
description: "Charter Schools/Pension/ESOP."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 559"
citation: "North Carolina SB 559 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCOUNTING", "CHAPTERED", "CHARTER SCHOOLS", "CONTRACTS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNTIES", "CUMBERLAND COUNTY", "DURHAM COUNTY", "EDUCATION", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "FINANCIAL SERVICES", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FIREMENS PENSION FUND", "FORSYTH COUNTY", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INVESTMENTS", "MECKLENBURG COUNTY", "MINORITIES", "PENSION & RETIREMENT FUNDS", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RESCUE SQUADS", "RETIREMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STATE HEALTH PLAN", "STATE TREASURER", "TEACHERS", "TITLE CHANGE", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Krawiec"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-04"
last_action: "2024-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3581b449-5ee4-4917-bc00-be94fa0d6115"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S559"
source_hash: "100eefb6a55a93c7cfc229cdcbac67c5018a8b246b61475adf9789f6cce93ce5"
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 559 (2023) — Charter Schools/Pension/ESOP.

## 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/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S559v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S559v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S559v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S559v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2024-42** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S559v4.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **86–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Krawiec — primary (person)
- Ford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-08** Ch. SL 2024-42 `became-law`
- **2024-07-08** Signed by Gov. 7/8/2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-28** Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-28** Ratified
- **2024-06-27** Ordered Enrolled
- **2024-06-27** Conf Report Adopted
- **2024-06-27** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2024-06-27** Conf Report Adopted
- **2024-06-27** Conf Com Reported
- **2024-06-27** Added to Calendar
- **2024-06-27** Conf Com Reported
- **2024-06-26** Conf Com Appointed
- **2024-06-25** Conf Com Appointed
- **2024-06-25** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2024-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/25/2024
- **2024-06-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2024-06-20** Placed On Cal For 06/24/2024
- **2024-06-20** Withdrawn From Com
- **2024-06-13** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-13** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2024-06-12** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2024-06-12** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-12** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-06-12** Added to Calendar
- **2024-06-12** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2024-06-12** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-11** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-22** Re-ref to the Com on Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-05-01** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2023-04-27** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-04-26** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17** Re-ref to Pensions and Retirement and Aging. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-04-05** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3581b449-5ee4-4917-bc00-be94fa0d6115`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).