republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2013/sb-734.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2014."
description: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 734"
citation: "North Carolina SB 734 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMIN. HEARINGS OFFICE", "ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL WASTE", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "ALARM SYSTEMS", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "ANIMALS", "APPOINTMENTS", "AQUACULTURE", "ARCHAEOLOGY", "ARMED FORCES", "AUDITING & AUDITS", "AUTHORITIES", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODE COUNCIL", "BUILDING CODES", "CAMA", "CENTER FOR NURSING", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COASTAL RESOURCES COMN.", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "COUNCILS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "CURRICULUM", "DAMS", "DAY CARE", "DEFINITIONS", "DENR", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "DOMESTIC ANIMALS", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "EDUCATION COMN.", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENGINEERING", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "EROSION", "ETHICS", "EXTRATERRITORIALITY", "FEES", "FERTILIZERS", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "GOVERNORS MANAGEMENT COUNCIL", "GRANTS", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "HEALTH SERVICES", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HOTELS & MOTELS", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "HUNTING & FISHING", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LANDSCAPING", "LEASING", "LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCKSMITH LICENSING BOARD", "LOCKSMITHS", "LOTTERY", "MANAGEMENT", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "MEMBERSHIP", "MILITARY BASES", "MINING & MINERAL EXTRACTION", "MINORS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NOTIFICATION", "NURSING", "OCCUPATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PARTNERSHIPS", "PESTICIDES & HERBICIDES", "PHARMACEUTICALS", "PHARMACISTS", "PHARMACY BOARD", "PHOTOGRAPHY", "PLANNING & ZONING", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRIVATE SCHOOLS", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "REGISTER", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "RETAILING", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "SAFETY", "SAFETY EQUIPMENT", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SEDIMENTATION CONTROL COMN.", "SENTENCING", "SESSION LAWS", "SMALL BUSINESSES", "SMOKE DETECTORS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SOILS", "SOLID WASTE", "SPEAKER", "SPEED LIMIT", "STUDIES", "SUPREME COURT", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEPHONES", "TITLE CHANGE", "TORTS", "TRANSPORTATION", "UTILITIES", "UTILITIES COMN.", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "ON-SITE WASTEWATER CONTRACTORS BD.", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "LIABILITY", "PLANTS & TREES", "LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS BOARD", "AGRICULTURE BOARD", "NATIONAL HERITAGE DESIGNATION COMN.", "JORDAN LAKE", "CORRECTION BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "TRAFFIC OFFENSES", "ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "LOTTERY OVERSIGHT COMM.", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTOR AUTHORITY", "DROPOUT PREVENTION COMM.", "PESTICIDE BOARD", "MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES", "PROGRAM EVALUATION DIVISION", "CHIEF JUSTICE", "LOCAL ORDINANCES", "WELLS", "WINERIES & BREWERIES", "PARKING & PARKING STRUCTURES", "MINING & ENERGY COMN.", "ABC COMN.", "ACTUAL INNOCENCE COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Jackson", "Wade"]
version_count: 25
action_count: 72
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-05-14"
last_action: "2014-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6d93842-7e3b-4954-9699-e31c343207b0"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S734&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "737cbec20e37480d8747fab340bab032a4f538347001a08327d40005786e0ff0"
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 734 (2013) — Regulatory Reform Act of 2014.

## 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/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v0.pdf)
2. **A10: ARO-55-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8486/0/S734-ARO-55-V-3)
3. **A11: ATL-40-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8484/0/S734-ATL-40-V-1)
4. **A12: ATQ-43-V-9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8513/0/S734-ATQ-43-V-9)
5. **A13: ASB-99-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8515/0/S734-ASB-99-V-2)
6. **A14: ARI-139-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8518/0/S734-ARI-139-V-2)
7. **A15: ASB-98-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8519/0/S734-ASB-98-V-7)
8. **A16: ATA-49-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8520/0/S734-ATA-49-V-1)
9. **A1: ASB-89-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8194/0/S734-ASB-89-V-4)
10. **A1: AST-223-V-4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9183/0/S734-AST-223-V-4)
11. **A2: ARO-81-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9174/0/S734-ARO-81-V-1)
12. **A3: ASB-90-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8195/0/S734-ASB-90-V-1)
13. **A3: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9173/0/S734-A-NBC-665)
14. **A4: AMH-95-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9161/0/S734-AMH-95-V-2)
15. **A5: AST-221-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/9189/0/S734-AST-221-V-3)
16. **A7: ASB-91-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8201/0/S734-ASB-91-V-1)
17. **A9: ASB-92-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2013/8202/0/S734-ASB-92-V-1)
18. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v1.pdf)
19. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v2.pdf)
20. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v3.pdf)
21. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v4.pdf)
22. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v5.pdf)
23. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v6.pdf)
24. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v7.pdf)
25. **SL2014-120** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S734v8.pdf)

## Votes

- C RPT Adoption — **64–27** (pass) · lower
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **35–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Jackson — primary (person)
- Wade — primary (person)
- Brock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-09-18** Ch. SL 2014-120 `became-law`
- **2014-09-18** Signed by Gov. 9/18/2014 `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Pres. To Gov. 08/15/2014 `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Ratified
- **2014-08-15** Ordered Enrolled
- **2014-08-15** Conf Report Adopted
- **2014-08-15** Conf Report Adopted
- **2014-08-15** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2014-08-15** Conf Com Reported
- **2014-08-14** Placed On Cal For 08/15/2014
- **2014-08-14** Conf Com Reported
- **2014-08-14** Conferees Reappointed
- **2014-08-14** Conf Com Dismissed
- **2014-07-31** Conf Com Appointed
- **2014-07-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2014-07-30** Withdrawn From Com
- **2014-07-30** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2014-07-30** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2014-07-30** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2014-07-30** Withdrawn From Com
- **2014-06-30** Ref To Com On Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-30** Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2014-06-26** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2014-06-25** Ordered Engrossed
- **2014-06-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2014-06-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Failed A6 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A5 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A4 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-25** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/25/2014
- **2014-06-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2014-06-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-06-24** Serial Referral To Judiciary Stricken
- **2014-06-03** Serial Referral To Judiciary Added
- **2014-06-03** Ref To Com On Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-06-02** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2014-05-29** Engrossed
- **2014-05-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A16 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A15 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A14 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A13 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A12 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A11 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Amend Adopted A10 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-28** Placed On Cal For 05/29/2014
- **2014-05-28** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2014-05-22** Placed On Cal For 05/28/2014
- **2014-05-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Failed A8 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Adopted A9 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Failed A6 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Adopted A7 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Failed A4 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-22** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-21** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2014-05-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-20** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-20** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2014-05-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-19** Sequential Referral To Finance Added
- **2014-05-19** Sequential Referral To State and Local Government Stricken
- **2014-05-15** Ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to State and Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-15** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6d93842-7e3b-4954-9699-e31c343207b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).