---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend On-Site Wastewater/Environment Statutes."
description: "Amend On-Site Wastewater/Environment Statutes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 628"
citation: "North Carolina HB 628 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "CHAPTERED", "CONSTRUCTION", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNCILS", "DEQ", "DHHS", "ENVIRONMENT", "EROSION", "FEES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GEOLOGY", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INSPECTIONS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MEMBERSHIP", "OCCUPATIONS", "ON-SITE WASTEWATER CONTRACTORS BD.", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "SOILS", "SPEAKER", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brody", "Dahle", "N. Jackson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-17"
last_action: "2023-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52bdb149-695d-44e6-a42f-8b219120ec12"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H628"
source_hash: "2fe7c48ba39cd4ff79edb469138f1ad4ee662190fcd8e0ea6f690d002a1564d4"
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 628 (2023) — Amend On-Site Wastewater/Environment Statutes.

## 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/H628v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ABR-44-V-9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/6599/0/H628-ABR-44-V-9)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H628v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H628v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H628v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H628v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H628v5.pdf)
8. **SL 2023-90** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H628v6.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Brody — primary (person)
- Dahle — primary (person)
- N. Jackson — primary (person)
- Cairns — cosponsor (person)
- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-07-10** Ch. SL 2023-90 `became-law`
- **2023-07-10** Signed by Gov. 7/10/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-29** Ratified
- **2023-06-28** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-28** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-28** Added to Calendar
- **2023-06-28** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2023-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2023-06-28** Special Message Sent To House
- **2023-06-27** Engrossed
- **2023-06-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-27** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-19** Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-19** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-06-14** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-06-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-05** Re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-05-02** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Special Message Received From House
- **2023-05-02** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-05-02** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Added to Calendar
- **2023-05-02** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-05-02** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Ref to the Com on Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-17** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52bdb149-695d-44e6-a42f-8b219120ec12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).