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type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Environmental Laws."
description: "Amend Environmental Laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 56"
citation: "North Carolina HB 56 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "APPOINTMENTS", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COMMISSIONS", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNCILS", "DAMS", "DEQ", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENERGY POLICY COUNCIL", "ENGINEERING", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "FEES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FISHERIES", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HAZARDOUS WASTE", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LT. GOVERNOR", "MARINE FISHERIES COMN.", "MEMBERSHIP", "MINING & MINERAL EXTRACTION", "POLLUTION", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "SAFETY", "STORAGE SYSTEMS", "STORAGE TANKS", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "UTILITIES", "VETOED", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "CHAPTERED", "VETO OVERRIDDEN", "BEACH EROSION", "EROSION STRUCTURES", "REMEDIATION & CLEANUP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McElraft"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-10-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/988767b6-a761-4ae4-b016-182448794f4f"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H56&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "af80f10d99a1e81530e9a478b4764f0d7d848e675c503b4bc0056ee8943c8051"
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 56 (2017) — Amend Environmental Laws.
## 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/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ASB-65-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5011/0/H56-ASB-65-V-2)
3. **A1: Scanned Document** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/3813/0/H56-A-NBC-1504)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v2.pdf)
6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v3.pdf)
7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v4.pdf)
8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v5.pdf)
9. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v6.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v7.pdf)
11. **SL 2017-209** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H56v8.pdf)
## Votes
- Veto Override — **7044** (pass) · lower
- Motion 11 Veto Override — **309** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- McElraft — primary (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Presnell — cosponsor (person)
- Yarborough — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-10-04** Ch. SL 2017-209 `became-law`
- **2017-10-04** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2017-10-04** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2017-10-04** Veto Received from House
- **2017-10-04** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2017-10-04** Added to Calendar
- **2017-09-21** Received from the Governor
- **2017-09-21** Vetoed 09/21/2017 `executive-veto`
- **2017-08-31** Pres. To Gov. 8/31/2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-31** Ratified
- **2017-08-31** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-08-31** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-08-30** Placed On Cal For 08/31/2017
- **2017-08-30** Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)
- **2017-08-30** Reptd Fav For Adoption `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-08-30** Conf Report Adopted
- **2017-08-30** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-30** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-08-30** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2017-08-30** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-08-30** Added to Calendar
- **2017-08-30** Conf Com Reported
- **2017-06-29** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-29** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-28** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2017-06-28** Added to Calendar
- **2017-06-28** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-27** Engrossed
- **2017-06-27** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-27** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-27** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-26** Placed On Cal For 06/27/2017
- **2017-06-26** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-06-22** Placed On Cal For 06/26/2017
- **2017-06-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-21** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-06-21** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-31** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-05-31** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-26** Re-ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-05-22** Re-ref to Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-25** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-04-25** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-04-24** Ordered Engrossed
- **2017-04-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-21** Placed On Cal For 04/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-04-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-08** Ref To Com On Environment `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Filed `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/988767b6-a761-4ae4-b016-182448794f4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).