republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2001/sb-571.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "President Pro Tem and Speaker Appointments."
description: "President Pro Tem and Speaker Appointments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 571"
citation: "North Carolina SB 571 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACUPUNCTURE", "ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING BOARD", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "ALARM SYSTEMS", "ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD", "APPOINTMENTS", "ATHLETIC TRAINER EXAMINERS BOARD", "AUTHORITIES", "BLANK BILL", "BOARDS", "BRIDGE AUTHORITY", "BRIDGES", "CAPITAL FACILITIES AGENCY", "CEMETERIES", "CEMETERY COMN.", "CENTENNIAL AUTHORITY", "CHILD CARE COMN.", "CHILDREN & YOUTH COUNCIL", "CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD", "CHIROPRACTORS", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COUNCILS", "COUNSELING", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION BD.", "DAY CARE", "DEFERRED COMP. PLAN BOARD", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISCIPLINARY HEARING COMN.", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMN.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMN.", "EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICES COMM.", "FIRE & RESCUE COMN.", "FIRST FLIGHT CENTENNIAL COMN.", "FUEL STORAGE TANK FUNDS COUNCIL", "FUNERAL SERVICES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS COMN.", "GOVERNORS DISABILITIES COUNCIL", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "HUMAN RELATIONS COMN.", "INDIAN AFFAIRS COMN.", "INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMM.", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD", "MASSAGE THERAPY", "MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS COMN.", "MINORITIES", "MORTUARY SCIENCE BOARD", "MUSEUM OF ART BOARD", "MUSEUMS", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND BD.", "NURSING", "NURSING BOARD", "NURSING SCHOLARS COMN.", "PARKS & RECREATION AUTHORITY", "PASTORAL COUNSELORS BOARD", "PORTS", "PORTS AUTHORITY", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD.", "PROGRESS BOARD", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROAD STUDY COMN.", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "RELIGION", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "ROANOKE ISLAND COMN.", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "RURAL INTERNET AUTHORITY", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOARD", "SCIENCE/MATH SCHOOL BOARD", "SEAFOOD PARK AUTHORITY", "SECURITY SERVICES", "SOIL SCIENTISTS LICENSING BD.", "SOUTHERN DAIRY COMPACT COMN.", "SPEAKER", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "TEACHER ACADEMY BOARD", "TEACHING ADVANCEMENT BOARD", "TEACHING FELLOWS COMN.", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "THERAPEUTIC RECREATION BOARD", "TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "TSECMMP", "TSECMMP BOARD", "TSERS", "TSERS BOARD", "UNC", "UNC PUBLIC TELEVISION BOARD", "VETERINARIANS", "VETERINARY BOARD", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "WIRELESS 911 BOARD", "SEN. RAND", "HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMN.", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL", "BARBER EXAMINERS BOARD", "MILITARY AFFAIRS COMN.", "PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONERS BOARD", "DEAF COUNCIL", "CORRECTION BOARD", "AERONAUTICS COUNCIL", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-03-20"
last_action: "2001-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6f048e-2553-4959-9f06-87f2b17f956d"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S571&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c176ff3e5f27319b4e9c190d376efc46dfb5d65a6ece07a60a2bbc3ef009c8bf"
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 571 (2001) — President Pro Tem and Speaker Appointments.

## Version chain

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

1. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v3.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v4.pdf)
5. **SL 2001-486** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S571v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **105–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **33–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Rand — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-12-16** Ch. SL 2001-486 `became-law`
- **2001-12-16** Signed By Gov. 12/16/2001 `executive-signature`
- **2001-12-06** Pres. To Gov. 12/6/2001 `executive-receipt`
- **2001-12-06** Ratified
- **2001-12-05** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2001-12-05** Placed On Cal For 12/5/2001
- **2001-12-05** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2001-12-05** Placed On Cal For 12/6/2001
- **2001-12-05** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2001-12-05** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-12-05** Placed On Cal For 12/5/2001
- **2001-12-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2001-12-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-11-08** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-11-08** Rec From Senate
- **2001-11-06** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2001-11-06** Placed On Cal For 11/6/2001
- **2001-11-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-11-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-21** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-20** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea6f048e-2553-4959-9f06-87f2b17f956d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).