---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dental Plans Provider Contracts/Transparency."
description: "Dental Plans Provider Contracts/Transparency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 140"
citation: "North Carolina HB 140 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEBTOR & CREDITOR", "DENTISTRY", "FEES", "FINANCIAL SERVICES", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "LOANS", "NOTIFICATION", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "VETOED", "CHAPTERED", "VETO OVERRIDDEN", "INSURANCE", "CREDIT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-21"
last_action: "2017-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a85ae349-0ae4-4ca8-bf73-5e79480a36af"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H140&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "7a84c26451b8b900e903f0a395b299ebfb623d0696d65528cffc14a12a1e1c6a"
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 140 (2017) — Dental Plans Provider Contracts/Transparency.

## 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/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H140v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ABC-27-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5182/0/H140-ABC-27-V-1)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H140v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H140v2.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H140v3.pdf)
6. **SL 2017-205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H140v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 11 Veto Override — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — **72–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bert Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Boswell — cosponsor (person)
- Brisson — cosponsor (person)
- McNeill — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Setzer — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-08-30** Ch. SL 2017-205 `became-law`
- **2017-08-30** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2017-08-29** Placed On Cal For 08/30/2017
- **2017-08-29** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-08-25** Placed On Cal For 08/29/2017
- **2017-08-25** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-08-24** Placed On Cal For 08/25/2017
- **2017-08-24** Veto received from House
- **2017-08-24** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2017-08-22** Placed On Cal For 08/24/2017
- **2017-08-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-08-03** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-27** Received from the Governor
- **2017-07-27** Vetoed 07/27/2017 `executive-veto`
- **2017-06-29** Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-29** Ratified
- **2017-06-29** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-06-29** Concurred In S Amend SA1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Placed On Cal For 06/29/2017
- **2017-06-28** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Amend
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-28** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-27** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-27** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-27** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-06-19** Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-03-30** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-03-30** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-03-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Placed On Cal For 03/29/2017
- **2017-03-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-03-28** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** Ref To Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a85ae349-0ae4-4ca8-bf73-5e79480a36af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).