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type: "Bill"
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title: "Require Drug Test Before Licensure/Cab Driver."
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description: "Require Drug Test Before Licensure/Cab Driver."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
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legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2003"
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identifier: "SB 557"
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citation: "North Carolina SB 557 (2003)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DRUG TESTING", "EMPLOYMENT", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "TAXIS", "TESTING", "TRANSPORTATION", "SEN. HOYLE", "CHAPTERED"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-03-26"
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last_action: "2003-05-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e353ef6-7260-40aa-9996-ef7cc92d76d2"
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source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S557&votesToView=all"
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source_hash: "ce62fe16fe9e7cacdaa0ab0c637c802d480bb1c5580a67021e5a47536748ebae"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
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---
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# North Carolina SB 557 (2003) — Require Drug Test Before Licensure/Cab Driver.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S557v0.pdf)
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2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S557v1.pdf)
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3. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S557v2.pdf)
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4. **SL 2003-65** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S557v3.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Second Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hoyle — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-05-23** Ch. SL 2003-65 `became-law`
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- **2003-05-23** Signed By Gov. 5/20/2003 `executive-signature`
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- **2003-05-19** Pres. To Gov. 5/16/2003 `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-05-15** Ratified
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- **2003-05-14** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2003-05-13** Placed On Cal For 5/14/2003
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- **2003-05-13** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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- **2003-05-13** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-04-22** Ref To Com On Judiciary III `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-22** Rec From Senate
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- **2003-04-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2003-04-16** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-04-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-03-27** Ref To Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-26** Filed `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e353ef6-7260-40aa-9996-ef7cc92d76d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
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