---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend IDS Copy Exemption."
description: "Extend IDS Copy Exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 447"
citation: "North Carolina HB 447 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "FISCAL NOTES", "INDIGENTS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC DEFENDERS", "RATIFIED", "CHAPTERED", "INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES OFFICE", "REP. GOODWIN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goodwin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-05"
last_action: "2009-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdb40e4b-4ab1-40b3-ac02-365813ad9c70"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H447&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "35ca791fc01bfa044f68e752d054da5d75bf08d0f5ab3d9537b02b133e08b981"
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 447 (2009) — Extend IDS Copy Exemption.

## 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/H447v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALL-51-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/335/0/H447-ALL-51-V-1)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H447v1.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H447v2.pdf)
5. **SL2009-317** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H447v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Sen. Amend. #1\M11 Concur — **113–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Mackey — cosponsor (person)
- Parmon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-07-17** Ch. SL 2009-317 `became-law`
- **2009-07-17** Signed By Gov. 7/17/2009 `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-17** Pres. To Gov. 7/17/2009 `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-16** Ratified
- **2009-07-15** Concurred In S Amend `amendment-passage`
- **2009-07-14** Placed On Cal For 7/15/2009
- **2009-07-13** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-07-13** Rec To Concur In S Amend
- **2009-07-08** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-07-08** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-07-01** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2009
- **2009-07-01** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-13** Ref To Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-13** Rec From House
- **2009-04-09** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-04-08** Placed On Cal For 4/9/2009
- **2009-04-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-04-08** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-19** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-19** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-09** Ref to the Com on Judiciary I, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-05** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdb40e4b-4ab1-40b3-ac02-365813ad9c70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).