---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Weight Limits for Line Trucks."
description: "Modify Weight Limits for Line Trucks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "HB 623"
citation: "North Carolina HB 623 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INFRASTRUCTURE", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRUCKS", "UTILITIES", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-09"
last_action: "2013-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e573b14-ee3c-422a-928d-d1dcd08996f8"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H623&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "1c05a575c227879c21ea2e9c0e3aded88ce9ae681f3060052661b901204ff8a7"
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 623 (2013) — Modify Weight Limits for Line Trucks.

## 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/H623v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H623v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H623v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H623v3.pdf)
5. **SL2013-134** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H623v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **110–3** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Presnell — cosponsor (person)
- Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Waddell — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-06-19** Ch. SL 2013-134 `became-law`
- **2013-06-19** Signed by Gov. 6/19/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-06-13** Pres. To Gov. 6/13/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-06-12** Ratified
- **2013-06-11** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-06-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-05** Placed On Cal For 06/11/2013
- **2013-06-05** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-14** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-14** Rec From House
- **2013-05-13** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-13** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-13** Added to Calendar
- **2013-05-13** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-05-13** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-10** Ref To Com On Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-09** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e573b14-ee3c-422a-928d-d1dcd08996f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).