republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2009/sb-900.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Studies Act of 2010."
description: "Studies Act of 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "SB 900"
citation: "North Carolina SB 900 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURE", "ANIMAL CONTROL", "ANIMALS", "ARMED FORCES", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BAIL", "BIOTECHNOLOGY", "BOARDS", "CENSUS", "CIVIL PROCEDURE", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "CONTRACTS", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "CORRECTION DEPT.", "CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT COMM.", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "COURTS", "CRIME CONTROL DEPT.", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "CURRICULUM", "DAY CARE", "DEATH & DYING", "DEATH BENEFITS", "DEEDS", "DHHS", "DISEASES", "DMV", "DOMESTIC ANIMALS", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "ELECTRONIC COMMERCE", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENGINEERING", "ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "ESCHEATS", "EVIDENCE", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FUNDING", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GENERAL STATUTES", "GENERAL STATUTES COMN.", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "HEALTH CARE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HISTORIC SITES & MONUMENTS", "HOSPITALS", "HUNTING & FISHING", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "LIABILITY", "INTERNET", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPT.", "KINDERGARTEN", "LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMN.", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MALPRACTICE", "MANAGEMENT", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "MEDIA", "MEDICAID", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MINING & MINERAL EXTRACTION", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NURSING HOMES", "NUTRITION", "PERSONNEL", "PHARMACEUTICALS", "PLANNING & ZONING", "POLLUTION", "PORTS", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PRIVATIZATION", "PRODUCE", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "REGISTER OF DEEDS", "REPORTS", "REVENUE LAWS STUDY COMM.", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "RULES OBJECTION FILED", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SAFETY", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SESSION LAWS", "SHIPPING", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES", "SPORTS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STUDENTS", "STUDIES", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TASK FORCES", "TAXATION", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "TELEVISION", "TITLE CHANGE", "TORTS", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMM.", "URBAN DEVELOPMENT", "UTILITIES", "UTILITY REVIEW COMM.", "VETERANS", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "ZOOS", "LIABILITY", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "LEE COUNTY", "SUNSETS", "CHAPTERED", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "DNA", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "PROGRAM EVALUATION COMM.", "URBAN GROWTH STUDY COMN.", "SEN. ROUZER", "ZOO FUNDING STUDY COMM.", "CHILDHOOD OBESITY TASK FORCE", "PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COMM.", "EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CONSOLIDATION COMM.", "POVERTY REDUCTION COMN.", "DIVERSITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMN.", "AGRISCIENCE SCHOOL PLANNING COMN.", "GOVERNORS LOGISTICS TASK FORCE", "PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS COMN.", "PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE TASK FORCE", "COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE STUDY COMM.", "RAILROADS STUDY COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-03-25"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/446ec634-4bcc-429c-8a8f-959848fec90c"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=S900&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "3fdef42327351f0ef91f36a2d301d774deb16c34af90216cc8bc6f6917e782b4"
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 900 (2009) — Studies Act of 2010.

## 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/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ASU-28-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/2278/0/S900-ASU-28-V-7)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v5.pdf)
8. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v6.pdf)
9. **SL2010-152** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S900v7.pdf)

## Votes

- A4 Stam\Third Reading — **54–57** (fail) · lower
- & Amds 1,2\Motion 8\To Concur — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rouzer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-07-22** Ch. SL 2010-152 `became-law`
- **2010-07-22** Signed By Gov. 7/22/2010 `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-10** Pres. To Gov. 7/10/2010 `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-10** Ratified
- **2010-07-09** Concurred In H Amend # 1 and # 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-09** Rec To Concur In H Amend
- **2010-07-09** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2010-07-09** Rec From House
- **2010-07-09** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Failed 4 `amendment-failure`
- **2010-07-09** Reconsidered Adoption
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted 4 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Failed 3 `amendment-failure`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-08** Reptd Fav Com Sub 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-07-01** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2010-07-01** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-06-18** Re-ref Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-19** Ref to the Com on Ways and Means/Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-14** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2009-05-13** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2009-05-13** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-26** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/446ec634-4bcc-429c-8a8f-959848fec90c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).