---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMS Prsnl/Recvry Rehab./DHHS/NCPHP."
description: "EMS Prsnl/Recvry Rehab./DHHS/NCPHP."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 878"
citation: "North Carolina HB 878 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DHHS", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "HEALTH SERVICES", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PERSONNEL", "PHYSICIANS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "TITLE CHANGE", "REP. WAINWRIGHT", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-30"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27d36c9c-3604-446b-a523-825917a1a95b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H878&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "4bf18405e67e263a73186905bf606b4310663bb5d6b5fa7dbf774cdd94288e2c"
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 878 (2009) — EMS Prsnl/Recvry Rehab./DHHS/NCPHP.

## 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/H878v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H878v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H878v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H878v3.pdf)
5. **SL2009-363** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H878v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur — **111–6** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Pierce — cosponsor (person)
- Wainwright — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-07-27** Ch. SL 2009-363 `became-law`
- **2009-07-27** Signed By Gov. 7/27/2009 `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-17** Pres. To Gov. 7/17/2009 `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-16** Ratified
- **2009-07-15** Concurred In S/Com Sub `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 S Com Sub
- **2009-07-08** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-07-01** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2009
- **2009-07-01** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-07-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-14** Ref To Com On Health Care `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-14** Rec From House
- **2009-05-12** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-05-11** Placed On Cal For 5/12/2009
- **2009-05-11** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-05-11** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-29** Re-ref Com On Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-31** Ref to the Com on Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-31** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27d36c9c-3604-446b-a523-825917a1a95b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).