---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Laws Pertaining to DHHS.-AB"
description: "Amend Laws Pertaining to DHHS.-AB"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 399"
citation: "North Carolina HB 399 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADOPTION", "CANCER", "CHILD ABUSE", "CHILD CUSTODY", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "DATA SYSTEMS", "DENTISTRY", "DHHS", "DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS", "ESTATES", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INTERNET", "JUVENILE CODE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "MEDICAID", "MINORS", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "RECORDS", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "HEALTH CHOICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burr", "Hollo"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-03-20"
last_action: "2013-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b90ac0b-1902-44d9-b624-8e7d3ed88bf9"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H399&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "6388309a5d037b12bf9f6f6c80f9cb284fbbf504e5a6cfd56de777ffdd1b2756"
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 399 (2013) — Amend Laws Pertaining to DHHS.-AB

## 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/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v0.pdf)
2. **A1: AMG-30-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/6998/0/H399-AMG-30-V-2)
3. **A1: ASA-19-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/4540/0/H399-ASA-19-V-1)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v4.pdf)
8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v5.pdf)
9. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v6.pdf)
10. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v7.pdf)
11. **Edition 8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v8.pdf)
12. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v9.pdf)
13. **SL2013-378** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H399v10.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **110–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burr — primary (person)
- Hollo — primary (person)
- Avila — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- S. Martin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-07-29** Ch. SL 2013-378 `became-law`
- **2013-07-29** Signed by Gov. 7/29/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-24** Pres. To Gov. 7/24/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-23** Ratified
- **2013-07-22** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-22** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2013-07-21** Placed On Cal For 07/22/2013
- **2013-07-21** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2013-07-18** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2013-07-18** Rec From Senate
- **2013-07-17** Engrossed
- **2013-07-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-07-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-07-17** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-07-16** Com Amend Adpt & Engross 1
- **2013-07-16** Reptd Fav As Amended `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-07-01** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2013-07-01** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-07-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-29** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-29** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-05-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-01** Ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary II. If fav, re-ref to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-01** Rec From House
- **2013-04-30** Ordered Engrossed
- **2013-04-30** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-04-30** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-30** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-25** Placed On Cal For 04/30/2013
- **2013-04-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-04-24** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-03** Re-ref Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Serial Referral changed to Judiciary Subcommittee A
- **2013-04-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-02** Serial Referral To Judiciary Subcommittee B Added
- **2013-04-02** Serial Referral To Judiciary Subcommittee C Stricken
- **2013-04-02** Serial Referral To Appropriations Stricken
- **2013-03-21** Ref to the Com on Health and Human Services, if favorable, Judiciary Subcommittee C, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-20** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b90ac0b-1902-44d9-b624-8e7d3ed88bf9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).