republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2021/sb-733.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "2021 Appointments Bill."
description: "2021 Appointments Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 733"
citation: "North Carolina SB 733 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["911 BOARD", "ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMN.", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "ALARM SYSTEMS", "ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD", "APPOINTMENTS", "APPRAISAL BOARD", "APPRAISALS", "ARMED FORCES", "ARTS", "ATHLETIC TRAINER EXAMINERS BOARD", "ATHLETIC TRAINERS", "ATTORNEYS", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BANKING COMN.", "BANKS", "BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS", "BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS BOARD", "BOARDS", "BOXING ADVISORY COMN.", "BUDGETING", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CAPITAL FACILITIES AGENCY", "CEMETERIES", "CEMETERY COMN.", "CENTENNIAL AUTHORITY", "CHAPTERED", "CHARTER SCHOOLS", "CHARTER SCHOOLS ADVISORY BOARD", "CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER", "CHILD CARE COMN.", "CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD", "CHIROPRACTORS", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND BOARD", "CLEVELAND COUNTY", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COMMERCE", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARDS", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "COMPACTS", "CONSTRUCTION", "CORPORATIONS", "COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS BOARD", "COUNCILS", "COUNSELING", "COUNTIES", "CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMN.", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION BD.", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "DARE COUNTY", "DAY CARE", "DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT", "DEQ", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "DIETETICS/NUTRITION BOARD", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISCIPLINARY HEARING COMN.", "DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMN.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION & WORKFORCE INNOVATION COMN.", "EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION", "EDUCATION FOR MILITARY CHILDREN COMPACT COMN.", "ELECTROLOGISTS", "ELECTROLYSIS BOARD", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ETHICS", "FAMILY ISSUES", "FERRIES", "FERRY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "FUNERAL SERVICE BOARD", "FUNERAL SERVICES", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "GRANTS", "HEALTH", "HEALTH EDUCATION", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HEART DISEASE TASK FORCE", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HOME INSPECTOR BOARD", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "HOUSING PARTNERSHIP", "HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS", "HUMAN RESOURCES COMN.", "INDIAN AFFAIRS COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INTERPRETER LICENSING BOARD", "INTERPRETERS & TRANSLITERATORS", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS BOARD", "JUDGES", "JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMN.", "LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS BOARD", "LANDSCAPING", "LANGUAGES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSE TO GIVE TRUST FUND COMN.", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "LOCKSMITH LICENSING BOARD", "LOCKSMITHS", "MAGISTRATES", "MANUFACTURED HOMES", "MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD", "MARINE INDUSTRIAL PARK AUTHORITY", "MASSAGE THERAPY", "MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD", "MEDIA", "MEDICAL BOARD", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS COMN.", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES", "MUSEUM OF ART BOARD", "MUSEUMS", "NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "NCCAT", "NCCAT BOARD", "NONPROFIT", "NUTRITION", "OCCUPATIONS", "ON-SITE WASTEWATER CONTRACTORS BD.", "ORGAN DONATIONS", "OUTDOOR HERITAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PARKS & RECREATION AUTHORITY", "PASTORAL COUNSELORS BOARD", "PHYSICIANS", "PORTS", "PORTS AUTHORITY", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRINCIPAL FELLOWS COMN.", "PRINCIPALS", "PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD.", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION", "PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR COMN.", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "RELIGION & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS", "RESPIRATORY CARE BOARD", "RETAILING", "RETIREMENT", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "ROANOKE ISLAND ASSOC. BOARD", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOARD", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SECURITY SERVICES", "SHERIFF'S TRAINING COMN.", "SHERIFFS", "SOIL SCIENTISTS", "SOIL SCIENTISTS LICENSING BD.", "SOILS", "SPEAKER", "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES", "SPORTS", "STATE BAR", "STATE BOARD OF", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STATE HEALTH PLAN", "STATE HEALTH PLAN BOARD", "STEM", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "TASK FORCES", "TEACHERS", "TEACHING FELLOWS COMN.", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEVISION", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRIBES & TRIBAL GOVERNMENT", "TSERS", "TSERS BOARD", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "UMSTEAD ACT PANEL", "UNC", "UNC PUBLIC TELEVISION BOARD", "VETERINARIANS", "VETERINARY BOARD", "VETERINARY MEDICINE", "VICTIMS RIGHTS", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "WELLS", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-08-16"
last_action: "2021-09-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f947607-ff18-4e3d-b8df-eebe81817332"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S733"
source_hash: "809dbca10650f3730a23e161253234c01e66563195b426b87a0907fa60809a27"
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 733 (2021) — 2021 Appointments Bill.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALG-19-V-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2021/52857/0/S733-ALG-19-V-7)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v3.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v4.pdf)
7. **SL 2021-131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S733v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **96–8** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rabon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-01** Ch. SL 2021-131 `became-law`
- **2021-09-01** Ratified
- **2021-08-31** Ordered Enrolled
- **2021-08-31** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-08-31** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-08-31** Added to Calendar
- **2021-08-31** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2021-08-31** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-26** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-08-25** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2021-08-25** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2021-08-24** Engrossed
- **2021-08-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-08-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-08-24** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-19** Placed On Cal For 08/24/2021
- **2021-08-19** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2021-08-19** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-18** Re-ref Com On Select Committee on Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-18** Withdrawn From Com
- **2021-08-17** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-17** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-08-16** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f947607-ff18-4e3d-b8df-eebe81817332`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).