republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2017/sb-99.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations Act of 2018."
description: "Appropriations Act of 2018."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 99"
citation: "North Carolina SB 99 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMIN. HEARINGS OFFICE", "ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "ADULT EDUCATION", "ADVERTISING", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "AIRCRAFT", "AIRPORTS", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "AMBULANCES", "AOC", "APPOINTMENTS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "AQUACULTURE", "ARMED FORCES", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "ATTORNEYS", "AUDITING & AUDITS", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BANKING COMN.", "BANKS", "BIDS & BIDDING", "BOARDS", "BRIDGES", "BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE", "BUDGETING", "BUILDINGS", "BUSES", "CAPITAL SPENDING", "CEMETERIES", "CHARTER SCHOOLS", "CHILD SUPPORT", "CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS", "CITIZENSHIP", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CJRS", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMMUNICATIONS", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE", "CONSERVATION", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "COST-OF-LIVING", "COUNCIL OF STATE", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "COURT CLERKS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "CURRICULUM", "DAY CARE", "DEATH & DYING", "DEATH BENEFITS", "DEQ", "DHHS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "DISTRICT COURT", "DIVORCE", "DMV", "DRIVERS LICENSES", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION", "EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "EDUCATION CABINET", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "ELECTIONS", "ELECTIONS", "STATE BOARD OF", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENGINEERING", "ENGINEERS", "ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY", "ENVIRONMENT", "FEES", "FERRIES", "FILM INDUSTRY", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FIRE & RESCUE COMN.", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GAMING", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS COMN.", "GOVERNOR", "GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMN.", "HEALTH SERVICES", "PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HIGHWAY TRUST FUND", "HISTORIC SITES & MONUMENTS", "HOSPITALS", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "ID SYSTEMS", "INDIGENTS", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE DEPT.", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "LIFE", "INSURANCE", "PROPERTY", "INSURANCE", "UNEMPLOYMENT", "INTERNET", "INVESTMENTS", "JAILS", "JUDGES", "JUDICIAL DEPT.", "JUSTICE DEPT.", "JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS", "KINDERGARTEN", "LABOR DEPT.", "LAKES & RIVERS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LDC", "LEASING", "LIBRARIES", "LICENSE PLATES", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOANS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "LOTTERY", "LRS", "LT. GOVERNOR", "MAGISTRATES", "MANAGED CARE", "MANUFACTURING", "MEDICAID", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MILITARY BASES", "MINIMUM WAGE", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MORATORIUMS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "MUNICIPALITIES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PAROLE COMN.", "PAROLE & PROBATION", "PERSONNEL", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "PLANNING & ZONING", "POLLUTION", "PORTS", "POVERTY", "PREGNANCY", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRINCIPAL FELLOWS COMN.", "PRINCIPALS", "INMATES", "PRIVATE SCHOOLS", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC DEFENDERS", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "SUPT. OF", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION", "PURCHASING", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "DISTANCE EDUCATION", "REPORTING", "REPORTS", "RESCUE SQUADS", "RETAILING", "RETIREMENT", "REVENUE DEPT.", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SAFETY", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SALES & CONVEYANCES", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "SCIENCE/MATH SCHOOL BOARD", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "SENTENCING", "SESSION LAWS", "SHERIFFS", "SIGNS", "SOCIAL SECURITY", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SPEAKER", "STATE AUDITOR", "STATE CONTROLLER", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE TREASURER", "STUDIES", "SUPREME COURT", "SURVEYING", "TASK FORCES", "TAX RETURNS", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "CORPORATE INCOME", "TAXES", "EXCISE", "TAXES", "PROPERTY", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TEACHERS", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELESERVICES", "TESTING", "TITLE CHANGE", "TOBACCO", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT", "TSERS", "TUITION", "UNC", "UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "URBAN DEVELOPMENT", "UTILITIES", "UTILITIES COMN.", "VETERANS", "VETOED", "VITAL RECORDS", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "VOLUNTEERS", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "WOMEN", "WORKERS COMPENSATION", "LOTTERY COMN.", "LOTTERY FUND", "DISTRICT ATTORNEYS", "COLUMBUS COUNTY", "DURHAM COUNTY", "EDGECOMBE COUNTY", "NEW HANOVER COUNTY", "ROCKINGHAM COUNTY", "WAKE COUNTY", "RECORDS", "MONTGOMERY COUNTY", "LIABILITY", "HIGHWAY FUND", "FARMLAND PRESERVATION FUND", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "STANLY COUNTY", "GRANVILLE COUNTY", "RUTHERFORD COUNTY", "SURRY COUNTY", "WILMINGTON", "CRAVEN COUNTY", "PAMLICO COUNTY", "FRANKLIN COUNTY", "PERSON COUNTY", "VANCE COUNTY", "WARREN COUNTY", "RANDOLPH COUNTY", "MCDOWELL COUNTY", "FAIR BLUFF", "CASWELL COUNTY", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "STOKES COUNTY", "SUPERIOR COURT", "CHAPTERED", "VETO OVERRIDDEN", "TOBACCO TRUST FUND", "GOLDEN L.E.A.F", "INC.", "INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES OFFICE", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "LABOR COMMISSIONER", "AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER", "INSURANCE COMMISSIONER", "SCHOLARSHIPS", "FALLS LAKE", "CHIEF JUSTICE", "EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION", "GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES", "HIGHWAY PATROL", "LMES", "PROPERTY-LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT", "WINERIES & BREWERIES", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.", "ABC COMN.", "NEWBORNS & INFANTS", "TEACHING FELLOWS COMN.", "COMMISSIONER OF BANKS", "BOARD OF REVIEW", "HEALTH CHOICE", "FAMILY ISSUES", "DISTILLERIES", "HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.", "CAMERAS", "OUTDOOR HERITAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL", "LIQUOR", "BEER & WINE", "MILITARY AFFAIRS DEPT.", "CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES", "CHILD WELL-BEING COUNCIL", "PRINCEVILLE", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE FELLOWS COMM.", "UNC BOG PLANNING TASK FORCE", "CENTER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lee", "Meredith"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 72
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-15"
last_action: "2018-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bff60f6-bfad-435a-afa2-c8654b259d68"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=S99&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "16943b05c60aef881d28862a030321640649274460afcb21ceae403d87a5fddf"
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 99 (2017) — Appropriations Act of 2018.

## 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/Senate/PDF/S99v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATU-20-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/4208/0/S99-ATU-20-V-3)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S99v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S99v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S99v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S99v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S99v5.pdf)
8. **SL 2018-5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S99v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Veto Override — **73–44** (pass) · lower
- Motion 11 Veto Override — **34–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lee — primary (person)
- Meredith — primary (person)
- Ford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-12** Ch. SL 2018-5 `became-law`
- **2018-06-12** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2018-06-07** Placed On Cal For 06/12/2018
- **2018-06-07** Cal Pursuant Rule 44.2 (b)
- **2018-06-07** Veto Received From Senate
- **2018-06-07** Veto Overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2018-06-07** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2018-06-06** Vetoed 06/06/2018 `executive-veto`
- **2018-06-01** Pres. To Gov. 6/1/2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-01** Ratified
- **2018-06-01** Ordered Enrolled
- **2018-06-01** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2018-05-31** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2018-05-31** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2018-05-30** Conf Report Passed 2nd
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2018-05-30** Withdrawn From Com
- **2018-05-29** Placed On Cal For 05/31/2018
- **2018-05-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)
- **2018-05-29** Withdrawn From Com
- **2018-05-29** Re-ref Com On Pensions and Retirement `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** Reptd Fav For Adoption `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-29** Re-ref Com on Pensions and Retirement and Aging `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** Withdrawn from Com `withdrawal`
- **2018-05-29** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** Reptd Fav For Adoption `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-29** Re-ref Com on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** Withdrawn from Com `withdrawal`
- **2018-05-28** Re-ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Pensions and Retirement `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Held As Material
- **2018-05-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2018-05-28** Ruled Material
- **2018-05-28** Conf Com Reported
- **2018-05-23** Conferees Reappointed
- **2018-05-23** Conf Com Dismissed
- **2018-05-23** Conferees Changed
- **2018-05-22** Conferees Reappointed
- **2018-05-22** Conf Com Dismissed
- **2017-06-29** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-28** Conf Com Appointed
- **2017-06-27** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2017-06-26** Placed On Cal For 06/27/2017
- **2017-06-26** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2017-06-23** Placed On Cal For 06/26/2017
- **2017-06-23** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- **2017-06-22** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-06-21** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-21** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-20** Placed On Cal For 06/21/2017
- **2017-06-20** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-06-20** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-07** Re-ref Com On Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-04-27** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2017-04-27** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2017-04-26** Engrossed
- **2017-04-26** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-26** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Today's Supplemental Calendar
- **2017-04-26** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-04-26** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-02-16** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bff60f6-bfad-435a-afa2-c8654b259d68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).