republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2003/sb-64.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "2004 Appointments Bill."
description: "2004 Appointments Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2003"
identifier: "SB 64"
citation: "North Carolina SB 64 (2003)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACUPUNCTURE", "ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING BOARD", "ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "ALARM SYSTEMS", "ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD", "APPOINTMENTS", "APPRAISAL BOARD", "APPRAISALS", "ARBORETUM BOARD", "ARTS", "ATHLETIC TRAINER EXAMINERS BOARD", "ATTORNEYS", "AUCTIONEERS COMN.", "AUCTIONS", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BANKING COMN.", "BANKS", "BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS", "BOARDS", "BRIDGE AUTHORITY", "BRIDGES", "BUDGETING", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CAPITAL FACILITIES AGENCY", "CENTENNIAL AUTHORITY", "CENTER FOR NURSING", "CHILD CARE COMN.", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND BOARD", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS BOARD", "COUNCILS", "COUNSELING", "COUNTIES", "COURTS", "CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMN.", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION BD.", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "DAY CARE", "DEFERRED COMP. PLAN BOARD", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISCIPLINARY HEARING COMN.", "DISEASES", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMN.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMN.", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ETHICS", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "FIRE & RESCUE COMN.", "FIREFIGHTING", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FUEL STORAGE TANK FUNDS COUNCIL", "FUELS", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "GOVERNOR", "GOVERNORS DISABILITIES COUNCIL", "HEALTH EDUCATION", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HEART DISEASE TASK FORCE", "HOME INSPECTOR BOARD", "HORTICULTURE", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "HOUSING PARTNERSHIP", "HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS", "INDIAN AFFAIRS COMN.", "INDIGENT DEFENSE COMN.", "INDIGENTS", "INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "LIABILITY", "INTERNET", "JUDICIAL COUNCIL", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCKSMITH LICENSING BOARD", "LOCKSMITHS", "MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD", "MANUFACTURING", "MASSAGE THERAPY", "MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD", "MEDIA", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS COMN.", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MUNICIPALITIES", "MUSEUM OF ART BOARD", "MUSEUMS", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND BD.", "NURSING", "NURSING BOARD", "NURSING SCHOLARS COMN.", "OCCUPATIONS", "ORGAN DONATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PARKS & RECREATION AUTHORITY", "PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN", "PASTORAL COUNSELORS BOARD", "PERSONNEL", "PESTS", "PESTICIDES & HERBICIDES", "POELI COMN.", "POLLUTION", "PORTS", "PORTS AUTHORITY", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRINCIPAL FELLOWS COMN.", "PRINCIPALS", "PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD.", "PROPERTY", "PROPERTY TAX COMN.", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC DEFENDERS", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "REAL ESTATE COMN.", "RELIGION", "RESCUE SQUADS", "RESPIRATORY CARE BOARD", "RETIREMENT", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "ROANOKE ISLAND COMN.", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOARD", "SEAFOOD PARK AUTHORITY", "SECURITY SERVICES", "SHERIFFS", "SHERIFF'S TRAINING COMN.", "SOIL SCIENTISTS LICENSING BD.", "SOILS", "SPEAKER", "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES", "SPORTS", "STATE BAR", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE PERSONNEL COMN.", "STORAGE TANKS", "STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMM.", "TASK FORCES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TEACHERS", "TEACHING FELLOWS COMN.", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEPHONE", "TELEVISION", "THERAPEUTIC RECREATION BOARD", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT", "TSECMMP", "TSECMMP BOARD", "TSERS", "TSERS BOARD", "UNC", "UNC PUBLIC TELEVISION BOARD", "VICTIMS RIGHTS", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "WIRELESS 911 BOARD", "SEN. RAND", "DURHAM COUNTY", "LIABILITY", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "DARE COUNTY", "ELECTROLYSIS BOARD", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL", "DURHAM", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS BD", "PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONERS BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND", "ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.", "MANUFACTURED HOMES", "E-NC AUTHORITY", "LICENSE TO GIVE TRUST FUND COMN.", "LIFE SCIENCES BOND AUTHORITY", "HEALTH INSURANCE INNOVATIONS COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-17"
last_action: "2004-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8133813-6088-41e5-b495-326554b8ede7"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2003&BillID=S64&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "0ecab1b1b29f6363e69bea86520c967d9c8454d952701f2c433f1f06b567c7fa"
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 64 (2003) — 2004 Appointments Bill.

## 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/S64v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v4.pdf)
6. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v5.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v6.pdf)
8. **SL 2004-158** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2003/Bills/Senate/PDF/S64v7.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion 8\To Concur — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Second Reading — **85–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rand — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-08-02** Ch. SL 2004-158 `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** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **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`
- **2004-07-17** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2004-07-17** Rec From Senate
- **2004-07-17** Engrossed
- **2004-07-17** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2004-07-17** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2004-07-17** Placed On Cal For 7/17/2004
- **2004-07-17** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2004-07-17** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-02-18** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-17** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8133813-6088-41e5-b495-326554b8ede7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).