---
type: "Bill"
title: "Code Council Reorganization and Various Code Amendments."
description: "Code Council Reorganization and Various Code Amendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 488"
citation: "North Carolina HB 488 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CHAPTERED", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HOUSING", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MANAGEMENT", "MEMBERSHIP", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RESIDENTIAL CODE COUNCIL", "SPEAKER", "UTILITIES", "VETO OVERRIDDEN", "VETOED", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brody", "Cotham", "D. Hall"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 54
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-27"
last_action: "2023-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c9a400d-065f-4623-beef-e90fbf0d1a46"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H488"
source_hash: "08a822fad5e72190ef898aee52923c07b6cfb3f9a34dd20adf066cc5fedad204"
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 488 (2023) — Code Council Reorganization and Various Code Amendments.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ABR-15-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/5274/0/H488-ABR-15-V-1)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v5.pdf)
8. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v6.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v7.pdf)
10. **SL 2023-108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H488v8.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 11 Veto Override — **27–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brody — primary (person)
- Cotham — primary (person)
- D. Hall — primary (person)
- Arp — cosponsor (person)
- Balkcom — cosponsor (person)
- Bradford — cosponsor (person)
- Cairns — cosponsor (person)
- Carson Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Kidwell — cosponsor (person)
- Loftis — cosponsor (person)
- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
- Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Pike — cosponsor (person)
- Potts — cosponsor (person)
- Riddell — cosponsor (person)
- Saine — cosponsor (person)
- Setzer — cosponsor (person)
- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
- Tyson — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Watford — cosponsor (person)
- Winslow — cosponsor (person)
- Zenger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-16** Ch. SL 2023-108 `became-law`
- **2023-08-16** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-08-16** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-08-16** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-08-07** Placed On Cal For 08/16/2023
- **2023-08-07** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2023-08-03** Placed On Cal For 08/15/2023
- **2023-08-03** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2023-07-20** Placed On Cal For 08/07/2023
- **2023-07-20** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2023-07-17** Placed On Cal For 07/20/2023
- **2023-07-17** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2023-07-12** Placed On Cal For 07/19/2023
- **2023-07-12** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2023-07-10** Placed On Cal For 07/12/2023
- **2023-07-07** Received from the Governor
- **2023-07-07** Vetoed 07/07/2023 `executive-veto`
- **2023-06-28** Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-28** Ratified
- **2023-06-27** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-27** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-27** Added to Calendar
- **2023-06-27** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2023-06-26** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2023-06-26** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-06-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-20** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-06-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-06-08** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-05** Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-05-03** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03** Special Message Received From House
- **2023-05-03** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-05-02** Ordered Engrossed
- **2023-05-02** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02** Added to Calendar
- **2023-05-02** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-05-02** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Ref to the Com on Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c9a400d-065f-4623-beef-e90fbf0d1a46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).