republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2009/hb-1670.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "2010 Appointments Bill."
description: "2010 Appointments Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 1670"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1670 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACUPUNCTURE", "ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING BOARD", "ADMIN. PROCEDURE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "APPOINTMENTS", "ARBORETUM BOARD", "ATTORNEYS", "AUTHORITIES", "BOARDS", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CHILD CARE COMN.", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND BOARD", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMPACTS", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NON-PROFIT", "COUNCILS", "COUNSELING", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "DAY CARE", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISCIPLINARY HEARING COMN.", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMN.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION BOARDS", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ETHICS", "FIRE & RESCUE COMN.", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FOODS & BEVERAGES", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GRANTS", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HOME INSPECTOR BOARD", "HORTICULTURE", "HOUSING", "HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS", "INSPECTIONS", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "LIABILITY", "INTERNET", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "JUDICIAL COUNCIL", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCKSMITH LICENSING BOARD", "LOCKSMITHS", "MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD", "MARRIAGE & FAMILY", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS COMN.", "DAIRY PRODUCTS", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND BD.", "OCCUPATIONS", "ORGAN DONATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PARKS & RECREATION AUTHORITY", "PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN", "PASTORAL COUNSELORS BOARD", "PERSONNEL", "PESTS", "PESTICIDES & HERBICIDES", "POELI COMN.", "PORTS", "PORTS AUTHORITY", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD.", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "RELIGION", "RESCUE SQUADS", "RESPIRATORY CARE BOARD", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "ROANOKE ISLAND COMN.", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SECURITY SERVICES", "SHERIFFS", "SHERIFF'S TRAINING COMN.", "SMALL BUSINESSES", "SOIL SCIENTISTS LICENSING BD.", "SOILS", "SOUTHERN DAIRY COMPACT COMN.", "SPEAKER", "STATE BAR", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "STATE PERSONNEL COMN.", "STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMM.", "STUDIES", "TEACHERS", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEPHONE", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "STATE HEALTH PLAN", "STATE HEALTH PLAN BOARD", "ON-SITE WASTEWATER CONTRACTORS BD.", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "911 BOARD", "WOMEN", "REP. OWENS", "LIABILITY", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "DARE COUNTY", "ELECTROLYSIS BOARD", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS BD", "CHAPTERED", "NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST FUND", "ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.", "MANUFACTURED HOMES", "E-NC AUTHORITY", "LICENSE TO GIVE TRUST FUND COMN.", "HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPACT COMN.", "SOIL SCIENTISTS", "ETHICS COMN.", "HEALTH INSURANCE POOL BOARD", "SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTOR AUTHORITY", "NORTHEAST COMN.", "IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS BOARD", "DROPOUT PREVENTION COMM.", "AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMN."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-05-12"
last_action: "2010-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1ae227b-1a85-44aa-b369-53fca1083ad3"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H1670&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "7de8fc84baf1d0baa87bfbdffb81eb9f5a54c1503239ef5cd2cd2a9aff2ef985"
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 1670 (2009) — 2010 Appointments Bill.

## 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/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALG-34-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1209/0/H1670-ALG-34-V-2)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v5.pdf)
8. **SL2010-87** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1670v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **104–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Owens — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-07-10** Ch. SL 2010-87 `became-law`
- **2010-07-10** Ratified
- **2010-07-10** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-10** Placed On Cal For 7/10/2010
- **2010-07-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-10** Rec To Concur S Com Sub
- **2010-07-09** Engrossed
- **2010-07-09** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-09** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2010-07-09** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-07-08** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2010-07-08** Rec From House
- **2010-07-08** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2010-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2010
- **2010-07-08** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-08** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-05-13** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-13** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-05-12** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1ae227b-1a85-44aa-b369-53fca1083ad3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).