republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2003/sb-1152.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Studies Act of 2004."
description: "Studies Act of 2004."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 1152"
citation: "North Carolina SB 1152 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "AGING", "AGING STUDY COMN.", "AGRICULTURAL WASTE", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY COMN.", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE", "AOC", "APPOINTMENTS", "AQUACULTURE", "ATTORNEYS", "BOARDS", "BRIDGES", "BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE", "BUDGETING", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "BUSES", "CALENDAR", "CHARITABLE DONATIONS", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE", "COMPUTERS", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "CORRECTION DEPT.", "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "COURTS", "CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DEBTOR & CREDITOR", "DENR", "DHHS", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "EDUCATIONAL TESTING", "ELECTIONS", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FINANCIAL SERVICES", "FIREFIGHTING", "FISHERIES", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FORESTRY", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GAMING", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GENERAL STATUTES", "GENERAL STATUTES COMN.", "GEOGRAPHY", "GOVERNOR", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT", "GUARDIANSHIP", "HEALTH CARE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HEALTH SERVICES COMN.", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HIGHWAY TRUST FUND", "HOUSING", "IMMIGRATION", "INDUSTRIAL LOCATION", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INTERNET", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "JUDGES", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LANDOWNERS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMN.", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LITERACY", "LOANS", "LOBBYING", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "DEBT/LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MANUFACTURING", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "MEDICAID", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS OVERSIGHT COMN.", "MIGRANT WORKERS", "MILITARY BASES", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "MUNICIPALITIES", "NOTARY PUBLIC", "NURSING HOMES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN", "PAWNBROKERS", "PERSONNEL", "PLANNING & ZONING", "POLITICAL ACTIVITY", "POLLUTION", "POVERTY", "POWER OF ATTORNEY", "PREGNANCY", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRISONERS", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "REPORTS", "RETAILING", "RETIREMENT", "REVENUE LAWS STUDY COMM.", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SEAFOOD & AQUACULTURE COMN.", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SENTENCING", "SENTENCING ADVISORY COMN.", "SMALL BUSINESSES", "SMART START", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SPEAKER", "SPORTS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STATE PERSONNEL OFFICE", "STUDENTS", "STUDIES", "TASK FORCES", "TAX CREDITS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "CORPORATE INCOME", "TAXES", "FRANCHISE", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TEACHERS", "TESTING", "TEXTBOOKS", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TSECMMP", "TSERS", "UNC", "UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "URBAN DEVELOPMENT", "UTILITIES", "UTILITY REVIEW COMM.", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WEATHER", "WELFARE", "WOMEN", "WORKERS COMPENSATION", "SEN. DANNELLY", "SEN. MOORE", "SEN. SWINDELL", "SEN. ALLRAN", "NEW HANOVER COUNTY", "PENDER COUNTY", "RECORDS", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "TAXES", "HIGHWAY USE", "ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES", "GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL", "ALIENS", "HIGHWAY TRUST FUND STUDY COMM.", "UNC BOARD STUDY COMN.", "GROWTH STRATEGIES COMM.", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. QUEEN", "GUARDIANSHIP LAWS STUDY COMN.", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "ENCROACHMENT ON MILITARY BASES STUDY COMN.", "INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY COMN.", "HURRICANE EVACUATION STUDY COMN.", "HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE STUDY COMN.", "STATE PERSONNEL ACT STUDY COMN.", "ELECTRONIC VOTING STUDY COMN.", "SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FINANCING COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT COMM.", "EMPLOYEE MEDICAL BENEFITS COMM.", "SMART START FUNDING STUDY COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-05-17"
last_action: "2004-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/717dbcba-4a7a-4932-a4a1-8d3512c0bfe3"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S1152&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "262ba41890f4f9f6a140886d4016fa11fbf7a9d38be22c10881fc1939e09003f"
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 1152 (2003) — Studies Act of 2004.

## 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/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v6.pdf)
8. **SL 2004-161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1152v7.pdf)

## Votes

- C Rpt Adopt — **67–2** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allran — cosponsor (person)
- Bingham — cosponsor (person)
- Dalton — cosponsor (person)
- Dannelly — cosponsor (person)
- Hargett — cosponsor (person)
- Holloman — cosponsor (person)
- Kerr — cosponsor (person)
- Kinnaird — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Malone — cosponsor (person)
- Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Purcell — cosponsor (person)
- Queen — cosponsor (person)
- Swindell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-02** Ch. SL 2004-161 `became-law`
- **2004-08-02** Signed By Gov. 8/2/2004 `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-19** Pres. To Gov. 7/19/2004 `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-18** Ratified
- **2004-07-18** Conf Report Adopted
- **2004-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2004
- **2004-07-18** Conf Com Reported
- **2004-07-18** Conf Report Adopted
- **2004-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2004
- **2004-07-18** Conf Com Reported
- **2004-07-18** Conf Com Appointed
- **2004-07-18** Conf Com Appointed
- **2004-07-18** Failed Concur In Com Sub
- **2004-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2004
- **2004-07-18** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2004-07-18** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-07-18** Amend Adopted #1 `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-18** Placed On Cal For 7/18/2004
- **2004-07-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2004-07-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-07-16** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-16** Rec From Senate
- **2004-07-16** Engrossed
- **2004-07-16** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-07-16** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-16** Placed On Cal For 7/16/2004
- **2004-07-16** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2004-07-16** Com Amend Adpt & Engross # 1 & # 2
- **2004-07-16** Reptd Fav Com Sub Amend `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-18** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-17** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/717dbcba-4a7a-4932-a4a1-8d3512c0bfe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).