---
type: "Bill"
title: "North Carolina Farm Act of 2023."
description: "North Carolina Farm Act of 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 582"
citation: "North Carolina SB 582 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADVERTISING & MARKETING", "AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT", "AGRICULTURAL WASTE", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRITOURISM", "AIRCRAFT", "ANIMALS", "BEEKEEPING", "BOARDS", "CHAPTERED", "COMMUNICATIONS", "CRIMES", "DEFINITIONS", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES", "ENVIRONMENT", "EROSION", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FOOD & NUTRITION PROGRAMS", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FOREST PRODUCTS", "FOREST SERVICE", "FORESTRY", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "HORSES & MULES", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "KINDERGARTEN", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NUTRITION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PLANTS & TREES", "PRESENTED", "PRODUCE", "PROPERTY", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SIGNS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SOILS", "STATE SYMBOLS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "THEFT", "TIMBER", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRAVEL & TOURISM", "TRUCKS", "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT", "UTILITIES", "VETERINARIANS", "VETERINARY BOARD", "VETERINARY MEDICINE", "VETO OVERRIDDEN", "VETOED", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WETLANDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Sanderson"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-04"
last_action: "2023-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09170523-17e2-4173-8059-81a7d98870a5"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S582"
source_hash: "3b8dc9e9652edd87a896363e76709b3b72042edfab618c636e83f31523f467cc"
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 582 (2023) — North Carolina Farm Act of 2023.

## 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/S582v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATQ-16-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/5039/0/S582-ATQ-16-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v5.pdf)
8. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v6.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v7.pdf)
10. **SL 2023-63** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S582v8.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Sanderson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — cosponsor (person)
- Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- Burgin — cosponsor (person)
- Galey — cosponsor (person)
- Hanig — cosponsor (person)
- Jarvis — cosponsor (person)
- McInnis — cosponsor (person)
- Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Overcash — cosponsor (person)
- P. Newton — cosponsor (person)
- Sawrey — cosponsor (person)
- Woodard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-27** Ch. SL 2023-63 `became-law`
- **2023-06-27** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-06-26** Placed On Cal For 06/27/2023
- **2023-06-26** Veto Received from Senate
- **2023-06-26** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-06-26** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-06-26** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-06-26** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-23** Vetoed 06/23/2023 `executive-veto`
- **2023-06-13** Pres. To Gov. 6/13/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-12** Ratified
- **2023-06-08** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-08** Concurred In H Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-08** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-06-08** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-06-07** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2023-06-07** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-06-07** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-06** Placed On Cal For 06/07/2023
- **2023-06-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-06-06** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-31** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-31** Serial Referral To Judiciary 2 Stricken
- **2023-05-31** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15** Re-ref to the Com on Agriculture, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-05-03** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2023-05-02** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-04-27** Engrossed
- **2023-04-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Amend Tabled A2
- **2023-04-27** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-04-25** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Re-ref Com On Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-04-19** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** Re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** 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/09170523-17e2-4173-8059-81a7d98870a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).