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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government Regulatory Reform 2015."
description: "Local Government Regulatory Reform 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 44"
citation: "North Carolina HB 44 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "ADVERTISING", "ARCHITECTS", "ARCHITECTURE", "BICYCLES", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMUNICATIONS", "CONSTRUCTION", "COUNTIES", "DEQ", "DHHS", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FOOD SERVICES", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FRANCHISES", "HEALTH DEPTS.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INTERNET", "KINDERGARTEN", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "MUNICIPALITIES", "NOTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PLANNING & ZONING", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SANITATION", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SIGNS", "STUDIES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TESTING", "TITLE CHANGE", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION BOARD", "UTILITIES", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "TAR RIVER", "PAMLICO RIVER", "NEUSE RIVER", "PLANTS & TREES", "CHAPTERED", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY", "LOCAL ORDINANCES", "NUISANCE ORDINANCES", "WELLS", "WETLANDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conrad", "Hanes", "Lambeth"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-03"
last_action: "2015-09-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1448f8c-50ea-4055-8129-7672187319ce"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H44&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "323489561e09301b67f3a904485213656af5082a6e48dfe41f86b48ab14c0362"
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 44 (2015) — Local Government Regulatory Reform 2015.
## 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/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H44v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATH-33-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5220/0/H44-ATH-33-V-2)
3. **A2: ATH-35-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5223/0/H44-ATH-35-V-3)
4. **A4: ATH-45-V-8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5279/0/H44-ATH-45-V-8)
5. **A7: ATH-39-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/5283/0/H44-ATH-39-V-3)
6. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H44v1.pdf)
7. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H44v2.pdf)
8. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H44v3.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H44v4.pdf)
10. **SL2015-246** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H44v5.pdf)
## Votes
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt — **3215** (pass) · upper
- C RPT Adoption — **8325** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Conrad — primary (person)
- Hanes — primary (person)
- Lambeth — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- L. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Riddell — cosponsor (person)
- Ross — cosponsor (person)
- Terry — cosponsor (person)
- Waddell — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-09-23** Ch. SL 2015-246 `became-law`
- **2015-09-23** Signed by Gov. 9/23/2015 `executive-signature`
- **2015-09-22** Pres. To Gov. 9/22/2015 `executive-receipt`
- **2015-09-21** Ratified
- **2015-09-17** Ordered Enrolled
- **2015-09-17** Conf Report #2 Adopted
- **2015-09-17** Conf Report Adopted
- **2015-09-16** Placed On Cal For 09/17/2015
- **2015-09-16** Conf Com Reported
- **2015-09-16** Placed On Cal For 09/17/2015
- **2015-09-16** Conf Com Reported
- **2015-09-16** Conf Rpt Withdrawn
- **2015-09-16** Conf Rept Withdrawn
- **2015-09-15** Placed On Cal For 09/16/2015
- **2015-09-15** Conf Com Reported
- **2015-09-15** Placed On Cal For 09/16/2015
- **2015-09-15** Conf Com Reported
- **2015-06-30** Conf Com Appointed
- **2015-06-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2015-06-17** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2015-06-17** Added to Calendar
- **2015-06-17** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2015-06-17** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2015-06-16** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2015-06-15** Engrossed
- **2015-06-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-06-15** Amend Adopted A7 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-15** Amendment Withdrawn A6 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2015-06-15** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-06-15** Amend Adopted A4 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-06-11** Amend Failed A3 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-06-11** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-11** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-06-10** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2015-06-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-06-01** Re-ref Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-01** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-04-22** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Regular Message Received From House
- **2015-04-22** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2015-04-21** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-04-21** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Added to Calendar
- **2015-04-21** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2015-04-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-09** Re-ref Com On Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-09** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-05** Ref to the Com on Local Government, if favorable, Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-03** Filed `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1448f8c-50ea-4055-8129-7672187319ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).