republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2009/hb-1766.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend Environmental Laws 2010."
description: "Amend Environmental Laws 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2009"
identifier: "HB 1766"
citation: "North Carolina HB 1766 (2009)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "APPOINTMENTS", "BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY", "COMMISSIONS", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "DEEDS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMN.", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FISCAL NOTES", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FORESTRY", "MEMBERSHIP", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PESTS", "POLLUTION", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "RATIFIED", "RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS", "REGISTER", "REGISTER OF DEEDS", "REPORTS", "SOLID WASTE", "SPEAKER", "WASTE MANAGEMENT", "WATER RESOURCES", "REP. GIBSON", "BUNCOMBE COUNTY", "GUILFORD COUNTY", "HAYWOOD COUNTY", "CHEROKEE COUNTY", "JACKSON COUNTY", "SWAIN COUNTY", "GREENSBORO", "CHAPTERED", "REP. HARRISON", "PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COMM."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 15
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-05-17"
last_action: "2010-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db2a195b-0fa5-409e-877d-46e8058874cf"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H1766&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "462d0a15e1451212e6437fb95e4b184bd3dbf9b54896b350c9a2fd16b0b16bb8"
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 1766 (2009) — Amend Environmental Laws 2010.

## 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/H1766v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ATA-45-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1319/0/H1766-ATA-45-V-1)
3. **A1: ATA-51-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1322/0/H1766-ATA-51-V-3)
4. **A2: AMH-21-V-6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1323/0/H1766-AMH-21-V-6)
5. **A2: ARI-52-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1320/0/H1766-ARI-52-V-2)
6. **A3: ARI-57-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1324/0/H1766-ARI-57-V-1)
7. **A4: AMH-22-V-8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2009/1325/0/H1766-AMH-22-V-8)
8. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v1.pdf)
9. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v2.pdf)
10. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v3.pdf)
11. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v4.pdf)
12. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v5.pdf)
13. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v6.pdf)
14. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v7.pdf)
15. **SL2010-180** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1766v8.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur\Sen. Amd. 4 — **106–3** (pass) · lower
- M11 Concur — **99–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gibson — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-08-02** Ch. SL 2010-180 `became-law`
- **2010-08-02** Signed By Gov. 8/2/2010 `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-10** Pres. To Gov. 7/10/2010 `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-10** Ratified
- **2010-07-09** Concurred in S Com Sub as Amended
- **2010-07-09** Concurred In S Amend 4 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Concurred In S Amend 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Concurred In S Amend 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Concurred In S Amend 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-09** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-09** Rec To Concur S Com Sub as Amend
- **2010-07-09** Engrossed
- **2010-07-09** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted # 4 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted # 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted # 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-09** Amend Adopted # 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/9/2010
- **2010-07-08** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2010-07-08** Placed On Cal For 7/8/2010
- **2010-07-08** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2010-07-08** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-07-08** Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2010-07-07** Held by Senate
- **2010-07-07** Rec From House
- **2010-07-07** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2010-07-07** Amend Adopted 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-07** Amend Adopted 1 `amendment-passage`
- **2010-07-06** Placed On Cal For 7/7/2010
- **2010-07-06** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2010-07-06** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-07-01** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2010-07-01** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-05-18** Ref to the Com on Environment and Natural Resources, if favorable, Finance `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-18** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-05-17** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db2a195b-0fa5-409e-877d-46e8058874cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).