---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bd. of Agriculture Modifications."
description: "Bd. of Agriculture Modifications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 639"
citation: "North Carolina SB 639 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "BOARDS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "PLANTS & TREES", "AGRICULTURE BOARD", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-04-02"
last_action: "2013-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548def19-8a69-4bab-9ce4-17cd8c97b235"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S639&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3634f1272dad30ebab491846293472e3af502438d37ff19550d7b29b51da47c0"
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 639 (2013) — Bd. of Agriculture Modifications.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S639v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S639v1.pdf)
3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S639v2.pdf)
4. **SL2013-197** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S639v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **109–5** (pass) · lower
- SECOND READING — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Barefoot — cosponsor (person)
- Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
- McLaurin — cosponsor (person)
- Rabin — cosponsor (person)
- Sanderson — cosponsor (person)
- Walters — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-06-26** Ch. SL 2013-197 `became-law`
- **2013-06-26** Signed by Gov. 6/26/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-06-19** Pres. To Gov. 06/19/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-06-19** Ratified
- **2013-06-18** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-06-18** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-06-18** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-06-18** Added to Calendar
- **2013-06-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-06-18** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-22** Ref To Com On Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-22** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Rec From Senate
- **2013-04-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-04-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-03** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-02** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548def19-8a69-4bab-9ce4-17cd8c97b235`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).