---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amendments to Environmental Laws 2009."
description: "Amendments to Environmental Laws 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 838"
citation: "North Carolina SB 838 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AQUACULTURE", "CLOTHING", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COMMISSIONS", "COMPUTERS", "CONSERVATION", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HOTELS & MOTELS", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MEMBERSHIP", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REPORTING", "SEAFOOD & AQUACULTURE COMN.", "SESSION LAWS", "SOLID WASTE", "TAXATION", "TESTING", "TITLE CHANGE", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER RESOURCES", "SEN. ALBERTSON", "SUNSETS", "TAXES", "DISPOSAL", "JORDAN LAKE", "CHAPTERED", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-24"
last_action: "2009-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6fb0145-1a7d-4a12-b46d-a48fa9a806b9"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S838&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "5e14d0fdf530421314a790831faad7b490a8943423f6d16efdc5eff9455ee35a"
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 838 (2009) — Amendments to Environmental Laws 2009.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S838v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARIF-33-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/2170/0/S838-ARIF-33-V-2)
3. **A2: ASB-33-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/2171/0/S838-ASB-33-V-1)
4. **A3: ATA-27-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/2172/0/S838-ATA-27-V-4)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S838v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S838v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S838v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S838v4.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S838v5.pdf)
10. **SL2009-484** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S838v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 8\To Concur — **42–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **100–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-08-26** Ch. SL 2009-484 `became-law`
- **2009-08-26** Signed By Gov. 8/26/2009 `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Pres. To Gov. 8/11/2009 `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Ratified
- **2009-08-07** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-06** Placed On Cal For 8/7/2009
- **2009-08-06** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2009-08-06** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2009-08-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-08-06** Amend Adopted 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-06** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-06** Amends Ruled Material
- **2009-08-06** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2009-08-06** Placed On Cal For 8/6/2009
- **2009-08-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2009-08-06** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-08-05** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-14** Ref To Com On Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-11** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-05-07** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-25** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6fb0145-1a7d-4a12-b46d-a48fa9a806b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).