republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2007/hb-1556.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "2007 Speaker's and PPT's Appointments."
description: "2007 Speaker's and PPT's Appointments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "HB 1556"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1556 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACUPUNCTURE", "ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING BOARD", "ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "APPOINTMENTS", "ARBORETUM BOARD", "ARTS", "ATTORNEYS", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BANKING COMN.", "BANKS", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CENTENNIAL AUTHORITY", "CENTER FOR NURSING", "CHILD CARE COMN.", "CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD", "CHIROPRACTORS", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND BOARD", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "COUNCILS", "CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMN.", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION BD.", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "DAY CARE", "DEFERRED COMP. PLAN BOARD", "DHHS", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISCIPLINARY HEARING COMN.", "DISEASES", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMN.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION", "EDUCATION COMN.", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ETHICS", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "FIRE & RESCUE COMN.", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FUEL STORAGE TANK FUNDS COUNCIL", "FUELS", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "HEALTH EDUCATION", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HEART DISEASE TASK FORCE", "HOME INSPECTOR BOARD", "HORTICULTURE", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "HOUSING PARTNERSHIP", "HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS", "INDIAN AFFAIRS COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "LIABILITY", "INTERNET", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "LOCKSMITH LICENSING BOARD", "LOCKSMITHS", "LOTTERY", "MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "MEDIA", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS COMN.", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "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", "POELI COMN.", "POLLUTION", "PORTS", "PORTS AUTHORITY", "PRINCIPAL FELLOWS COMN.", "PRINCIPALS", "PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD.", "PROPERTY", "PROPERTY TAX COMN.", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "RESCUE SQUADS", "RETIREMENT", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "ROANOKE ISLAND COMN.", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOARD", "SCIENCE/MATH SCHOOL BOARD", "SEAFOOD PARK AUTHORITY", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "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", "STORAGE TANKS", "TASK FORCES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TEACHER ACADEMY BOARD", "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", "WOMEN", "REP. OWENS", "LOTTERY COMN.", "LIABILITY", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "DARE COUNTY", "ELECTROLYSIS BOARD", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONERS BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER COUNCIL", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND", "ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.", "MANUFACTURED HOMES", "TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY COUNCIL", "E-NC AUTHORITY", "LICENSE TO GIVE TRUST FUND COMN.", "RECREATIONAL THERAPY", "SOIL SCIENTISTS", "EASTERN REGION DEVELOPMENT COMN.", "NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMN.", "SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMN.", "WESTERN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-04-17"
last_action: "2007-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffbf761e-674b-4f95-a888-61dfb3074b4d"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H1556&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "8ad4958a2ff14bac603cb7b7b1a499c44cfe9ce399715be785dc0c7d429f1e59"
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 HB 1556 (2007) — 2007 Speaker's and PPT's Appointments.

## 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/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1556v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1556v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1556v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1556v3.pdf)
5. **SL2007-343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1556v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt\Motion 7\To Adopt — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- C Rpt Adopt — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-08-02** Ch. SL 2007-343 `became-law`
- **2007-08-02** Ratified
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-08-02** Conf Rept Withdrawn
- **2007-08-02** Reconsidered Adoption
- **2007-08-02** Conf Report Adopted
- **2007-08-02** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Reported
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-08-02** Conf Com Appointed
- **2007-08-02** Failed concur in S/Com Sub
- **2007-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/2/2007
- **2007-08-01** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-08-01** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2007-08-01** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-08-01** Placed On Cal For 8/1/2007
- **2007-08-01** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-08-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-16** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Rec From House
- **2007-05-15** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-05-14** Placed On Cal For 5/15/2007
- **2007-05-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-05-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-18** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-17** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffbf761e-674b-4f95-a888-61dfb3074b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).