republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2023/hb-347.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering."
description: "Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 347"
citation: "North Carolina HB 347 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "ANIMALS", "CHAPTERED", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "CORPORATIONS", "COUNCILS", "CRIMINAL RECORDS", "EDUCATION", "FEES", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FOR-PROFIT", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GAMING", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HORSES & MULES", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INTERNET", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOTTERY", "LOTTERY COMN.", "MINORITIES", "MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES", "OUTDOOR HERITAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PRESENTED", "PRIVILEGE", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "RECORDS", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "SPORTS", "STUDIES", "SURETY & FIDELITY", "TAX DISTRIBUTION", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEPHONES", "TELESERVICES", "TRIBES & TRIBAL GOVERNMENT", "UNC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Hawkins", "Saine"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 62
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-13"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69d441fa-9485-49a9-ab62-00440cc8318b"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H347"
source_hash: "9682df5882a0a19a618157ba2f83c2f0b404ac950c156a014ff057b8c70a8d7f"
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 347 (2023) — Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering.

## 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/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/5911/0/H347-A-NBC-10754)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v4.pdf)
7. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v5.pdf)
8. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v6.pdf)
9. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v7.pdf)
10. **SL 2023-42** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H347v8.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Saine — primary (person)
- A. Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Bradford — cosponsor (person)
- Brockman — cosponsor (person)
- Carney — cosponsor (person)
- Carson Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Chesser — cosponsor (person)
- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
- Clemmons — cosponsor (person)
- Cotham — cosponsor (person)
- Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Crutchfield — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Dahle — cosponsor (person)
- Everitt — cosponsor (person)
- F. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Fontenot — cosponsor (person)
- G. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
- Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Hardister — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffers — cosponsor (person)
- John — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Liu — cosponsor (person)
- Logan — cosponsor (person)
- Lowery — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
- Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Paré — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Pyrtle — cosponsor (person)
- Reeder — cosponsor (person)
- Reives — cosponsor (person)
- Roberson — cosponsor (person)
- Ross — cosponsor (person)
- Strickland — cosponsor (person)
- T. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Tyson — cosponsor (person)
- Watford — cosponsor (person)
- Willingham — cosponsor (person)
- Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Winslow — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-14** Ch. SL 2023-42 `became-law`
- **2023-06-14** Signed by Gov. 6/14/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Pres. To Gov. 6/9/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-08** Ratified
- **2023-06-07** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-07** Concurred On 3rd Reading
- **2023-06-06** Concurred On 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-05** Placed On Cal For 06/06/2023
- **2023-06-05** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-06-05** Ruled Material
- **2023-06-05** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2023-06-05** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-06-01** Engrossed
- **2023-06-01** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Amend Tabled A2
- **2023-05-31** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-31** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-30** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-05-30** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-30** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30** Com Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-30** Reptd Fav As Amended, Unengrossed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-24** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-05-24** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23** Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-03-30** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Regular Message Received From House
- **2023-03-30** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-03-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A17 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A16 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A15 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A14 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A13 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A12 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A11 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A10 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-29** Amend Failed A9 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A8 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A7 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A6 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A4 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A3 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Amend Failed A1 `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-28** Added to Calendar
- **2023-03-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-03-28** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Ref to the Com on Commerce, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69d441fa-9485-49a9-ab62-00440cc8318b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).