republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2001/sb-98.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Studies Act of 2002."
description: "Studies Act of 2002."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2001"
identifier: "SB 98"
citation: "North Carolina SB 98 (2001)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADVERTISING", "AIRPORTS", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE", "ANIMAL CONTROL", "ANIMALS", "APPOINTMENTS", "CHARTER SCHOOLS", "CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS", "COMMISSIONS", "COMPUTERS", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DHHS", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "DOMESTIC ANIMALS", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMN.", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "ELECTIONS", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENGINEERING", "ESTATES", "FRAUD", "FUNDING", "GAMING", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GENERAL STATUTES", "GENERAL STATUTES COMN.", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH CARE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HOMELESS", "HOUSING", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INTERNET", "LANDSCAPING", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMN.", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MOTORCYCLES", "NOTIFICATION", "NURSING HOMES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PORTS", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRIVACY", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RACE RIOT COMN.", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "RETIREMENT", "REVENUE LAWS STUDY COMM.", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SECURITIES", "SESSION LAWS", "SPAYING & NEUTERING", "SPEAKER", "SPORTS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STUDENTS", "STUDIES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TEACHERS", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TORTS", "TRAILERS", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "TSERS", "SEN. DANNELLY", "SEN. MOORE", "SEN. WELLONS", "SEN. LUCAS", "RECORDS", "CHAPEL HILL", "ORANGE COUNTY", "STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES COMN.", "SUNSETS", "WILMINGTON", "CHAPTERED", "ON-LINE VOTING COMN.", "COMPANION ANIMALS COMN.", "HORACE WILLIAMS AIRPORT COMN.", "TSERS STUDY COMN.", "DISABILITY INCOME PLAN COMN.", "INSURANCE", "DISABILITY", "EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STUDY COMN.", "SECURITIES FRAUD LAWS STUDY COMN.", "VIDEO GAMING STUDY COMM.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS STUDY COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2001-02-06"
last_action: "2002-10-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6140ec81-8a1d-4146-be79-22d3e47e3964"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2001&BillID=S98&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "8a2ae0d1473a6f341ea8670758236e40c31d158f49e291c4e73afa35f9b2b69b"
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 98 (2001) — Studies Act of 2002.

## 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/S98v1.pdf)
2. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S98v2.pdf)
3. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S98v3.pdf)
4. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S98v4.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S98v5.pdf)
6. **SL 2002-180** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2001/Bills/Senate/PDF/S98v6.pdf)

## Votes

- A2 Hackney\Second Reading — **45–21** (pass) · lower
- A1 Gibson\Second Reading — **65–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Albertson — cosponsor (person)
- Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Dannelly — cosponsor (person)
- Garrou — cosponsor (person)
- Gulley — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Martin of Guilford — cosponsor (person)
- Moore, K — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Weinstein — cosponsor (person)
- Wellons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-10-31** Ch. SL 2002-180 `became-law`
- **2002-10-31** Signed By Gov. 10/31/2002 `executive-signature`
- **2002-10-04** Pres. To Gov. 10/4/2002 `executive-receipt`
- **2002-10-04** Ratified
- **2002-10-04** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2002-10-04** Placed On Cal For 10/4/2002
- **2002-10-04** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2002-10-03** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2002-10-03** Amend Adopted #1,#2,#3 `amendment-passage`
- **2002-10-03** Cal For Immediate Consid
- **2002-10-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2002-10-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-03-26** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-26** Rec From Senate
- **2001-03-21** Engrossed
- **2001-03-21** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2001-03-21** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-20** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2001-03-19** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2001-03-19** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2001-02-07** Ref To Com On Children & Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-06** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6140ec81-8a1d-4146-be79-22d3e47e3964`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).