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---
type: "Bill"
title: "NC Competes Act."
description: "NC Competes Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "North Carolina HB 117 (2015)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIRCRAFT", "AVIATION", "BOARDS", "COMMERCE", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "CONSUMER PROTECTION", "CORPORATIONS", "FOR-PROFIT", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "COUNTIES", "CRIMES", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "ELECTRICITY", "EMPLOYMENT", "FINES & PENALTIES", "FRAUD", "FUELS", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GRANTS", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INTERNET", "LDC", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOTTERY", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "OCCUPATIONS", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RACING", "RATIFIED", "REPORTS", "RETAILING", "RETIREMENT", "REVENUE DEPT.", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SESSION LAWS", "SPORTS", "STUDIES", "TAX EXEMPTIONS", "TAX REFUNDS", "TAX RETURNS", "TAX WITHHOLDING", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "CORPORATE INCOME", "TAXES", "FUEL", "TAXES", "INDIVIDUAL INCOME", "TAXES", "SALES & USE", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION DEPT.", "UTILITIES", "WARRANTIES", "LOTTERY COMN.", "HIGHWAY FUND", "TAXES", "HIGHWAY USE", "CHAPTERED", "ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.", "ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT", "AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE & REPAIR", "ONE NORTH CAROLINA FUND", "TAX DISTRIBUTION", "BOATS & WATERCRAFT", "PENSION & RETIREMENT FUNDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Collins", "Jeter", "S. Martin"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-24"
last_action: "2015-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5827e07d-3681-4836-afe8-e9180d962db7"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H117&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "bcecb7ef17c1af1caa43720cfccc4dc3da846c9b1c407b8e96dc2a1ac50417f2"
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 117 (2015) — NC Competes Act.
## 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/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ARB-85-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/6074/0/H117-ARB-85-V-1)
3. **A2: AMC-114-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/6075/0/H117-AMC-114-V-2)
4. **A2: AMC-18-V-6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2015/680/0/H117-AMC-18-V-6)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v4.pdf)
9. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v5.pdf)
10. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v6.pdf)
11. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v7.pdf)
12. **SL2015-259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H117v8.pdf)
## Votes
- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt Third Reading — **480** (pass) · upper
- C RPT Adoption R3 Ruled Mat'l — **7824** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Collins — primary (person)
- Jeter — primary (person)
- S. Martin — primary (person)
- Adcock — cosponsor (person)
- Ager — cosponsor (person)
- B. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- B. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Bradford — cosponsor (person)
- Brockman — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan — cosponsor (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Farmer-Butterfield — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd — cosponsor (person)
- Fraley — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hanes — cosponsor (person)
- Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- L. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Malone — cosponsor (person)
- Presnell — cosponsor (person)
- R. Moore — cosponsor (person)
- R. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Ross — cosponsor (person)
- Saine — cosponsor (person)
- Salmon — cosponsor (person)
- Steinburg — cosponsor (person)
- Szoka — cosponsor (person)
- T. Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Terry — cosponsor (person)
- Waddell — cosponsor (person)
- Willingham — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)
- Yarborough — cosponsor (person)
- Zachary — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-09-30** Ch. SL 2015-259 `became-law`
- **2015-09-30** Signed by Gov. 9/30/2015 `executive-signature`
- **2015-09-25** Pres. To Gov. 9/25/2015 `executive-receipt`
- **2015-09-24** Ratified
- **2015-09-23** Ordered Enrolled
- **2015-09-23** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2015-09-22** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2015-09-22** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2015-09-21** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2015-09-18** Placed On Cal For 09/21/2015
- **2015-09-18** Held As Material
- **2015-09-18** Conf Com Reported
- **2015-09-18** Placed On Cal For 09/22/2015
- **2015-09-18** Ruled Material
- **2015-09-18** Conf Com Reported
- **2015-08-27** Conf Com Appointed
- **2015-08-27** Conferees Changed
- **2015-08-20** Conf Com Appointed
- **2015-08-19** Failed Concur In S Com Sub
- **2015-08-19** Added to Calendar
- **2015-08-13** Ruled Material
- **2015-08-13** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2015-08-12** Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2015-08-12** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2015-08-11** Engrossed
- **2015-08-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-08-10** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-08-10** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-08-10** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-08-10** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2015-08-10** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-08-06** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2015-08-06** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2015-08-06** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-08-05** Sequential Referral To Appropriations/Base Budget Added
- **2015-08-04** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2015-08-04** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-06-04** Sequential Referral To Finance Added
- **2015-06-04** Re-ref Com On Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-04** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-03-23** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** Withdrawn From Com
- **2015-03-09** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-09** Special Message Received From House
- **2015-03-05** Special Message Sent To Senate
- **2015-03-05** Ordered Engrossed
- **2015-03-05** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2015-03-04** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-04** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-04** Amend Failed A1 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-03-03** Placed On Cal For 03/04/2015
- **2015-03-03** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2015-03-03** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-03** Re-ref Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-27** Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-24** Filed `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5827e07d-3681-4836-afe8-e9180d962db7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).