---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernization of the State ABC System."
description: "Modernization of the State ABC System."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 1717"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1717 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABC BOARDS", "ABC COMN.", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "BOARDS", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COUNTIES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ETHICS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MINORS", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PERSONNEL", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RETAILING", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SESSION LAWS", "SHERIFFS", "SHERIFF'S TRAINING COMN.", "TITLE CHANGE", "MECKLENBURG COUNTY", "GUILFORD COUNTY", "GREENSBORO", "ROWAN COUNTY", "SALISBURY", "CHAPTERED", "KANNAPOLIS", "REP. R. WARREN", "CABARRUS COUNTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "R. Warren"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-05-13"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64855458-d869-41e7-b5d6-9123d8dacca3"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H1717&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "24085ade2b9c11f97ab3a9c4d608e1935358f71656d96c5a253da561801da5fd"
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 HB 1717 (2009) — Modernization of the State ABC System.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v0.pdf)
2. **A1: AMA-40-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1245/0/H1717-AMA-40-V-3)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v5.pdf)
8. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v6.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v7.pdf)
10. **SL2010-122** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1717v8.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- R. Warren — primary (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Spear — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-07-21** Ch. SL 2010-122 `became-law`
- **2010-07-21** Signed By Gov. 7/21/2010 `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-09** Pres. To Gov. 7/9/2010 `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-09** Ratified
- **2010-07-08** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2010
- **2010-07-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-08** Reptd Fav To Concur `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-07-08** Ref To Com On Alcoholic Beverage Control `referral-committee`
- **2010-07-08** Rec To Concur S Com Sub 2
- **2010-07-08** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2010-07-07** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-07-07** Amend Failed # 1 `amendment-failure`
- **2010-07-07** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2010
- **2010-07-07** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2010-07-07** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-29** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-29** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2010-06-29** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2010-06-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-23** Ref To Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-23** Rec From House
- **2010-06-22** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2010-06-22** Amend Failed 2 `amendment-failure`
- **2010-06-22** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-06-17** Postponed To 6/22/2010
- **2010-06-16** Placed On Cal For 6/17/2010
- **2010-06-16** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-06-16** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-06-09** Re-ref Com On State Government/State Personnel `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-05-17** Ref to the Com on Alcoholic Beverage Control, if favorable, State Government/State Personnel `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-17** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-05-13** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64855458-d869-41e7-b5d6-9123d8dacca3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).