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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Landlord/Tenant Changes."
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description: "Landlord/Tenant Changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
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legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 644"
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citation: "North Carolina SB 644 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ABANDONED PROPERTY", "CHAPTERED", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "CIVIL PROCEDURE", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "DEATH & DYING", "DEBTOR & CREDITOR", "FEES", "HOUSING", "LANDLORD & TENANT", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RECORDS", "RENTALS & LEASING"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Britt", "Perry"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-04-06"
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last_action: "2021-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c964ed93-1488-4c28-9278-40db56ebc234"
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source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S644"
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source_hash: "cb50f967eb4da83b40a07a7f3ce9e7ac06d2d724c8cfc057b2de7df054ab0a98"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
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---
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# North Carolina SB 644 (2021) — Landlord/Tenant Changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S644v0.pdf)
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2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S644v1.pdf)
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3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S644v2.pdf)
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4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S644v3.pdf)
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5. **SL 2021-71** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S644v4.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Second Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Second Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Britt — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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- Newton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-07-02** Ch. SL 2021-71 `became-law`
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- **2021-07-02** Signed by Gov. 7/2/2021 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-23** Pres. To Gov. 6/23/2021 `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-23** Ratified
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- **2021-06-22** Ordered Enrolled
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- **2021-06-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-06-22** Added to Calendar
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- **2021-06-22** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2021-06-22** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-08** Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-08** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2021-05-10** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-10** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-05-10** Regular Message Received From Senate
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- **2021-05-07** Regular Message Sent To House
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- **2021-05-06** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-05** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-04** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-04** Com Substitute Adopted
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- **2021-05-04** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-28** Re-ref Com On Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-28** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-22** Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-22** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2021-04-07** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-06** Filed `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c964ed93-1488-4c28-9278-40db56ebc234`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
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