republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2017/hb-256.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "2017 Appointments Bill."
description: "2017 Appointments Bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 256"
citation: "North Carolina HB 256 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACUPUNCTURE", "ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING BOARD", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "ALARM SYSTEMS", "ALARM SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD", "APPOINTMENTS", "APPRAISAL BOARD", "APPRAISALS", "ARMED FORCES", "ARTS", "ATHLETIC TRAINER EXAMINERS BOARD", "AUTHORITIES", "AVIATION", "BANKING COMN.", "BANKS", "BOARDS", "BUDGETING", "BUILDING CODES", "BUILDINGS", "CAPITAL FACILITIES AGENCY", "CEMETERIES", "CEMETERY COMN.", "CENTENNIAL AUTHORITY", "CHARTER SCHOOLS", "CHILD CARE COMN.", "CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS BOARD", "CHIROPRACTORS", "CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND BOARD", "COASTAL RESOURCES", "COASTAL RESOURCES COMN.", "CODE OFFICIALS BOARD", "COMMERCE", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMITTEES", "COMPACTS", "CONSTRUCTION", "CORPORATIONS", "NONPROFIT", "COUNCILS", "COUNSELING", "CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMN.", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION BD.", "CULTURAL RESOURCES", "NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.", "DAY CARE", "DEQ", "DHHS", "DIETETICS/NUTRITION BOARD", "DISABLED PERSONS", "DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS", "DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMN.", "DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTERS", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMN.", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "EDUCATION", "EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.", "ETHICS", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "FISH & WILDLIFE", "FISHERIES PRODUCTS", "FOSTER CARE", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "FUNERAL SERVICES", "GAMING", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY", "GOVERNOR", "GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMN.", "GRANTS", "HEALTH EDUCATION", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HEART DISEASE TASK FORCE", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HOME INSPECTOR BOARD", "HOUSING", "HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY", "HOUSING PARTNERSHIP", "HUMAN BLOOD & ORGANS", "INDIAN AFFAIRS COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSPECTIONS", "INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "LIABILITY", "INSURANCE", "UNEMPLOYMENT", "INTERSTATE COOPERATION", "JUDGES", "JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMN.", "LANGUAGES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMN.", "LOCKSMITH LICENSING BOARD", "LOCKSMITHS", "LOTTERY", "MAGISTRATES", "MASSAGE THERAPY", "MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD", "MEDIA", "MEDIATION & ARBITRATION", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MHDDSAS COMN.", "MINORITIES", "MINORS", "MUSEUM OF ART BOARD", "MUSEUMS", "NURSING", "NURSING BOARD", "NUTRITION", "OCCUPATIONS", "ORGAN DONATIONS", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PARKS & RECREATION AUTHORITY", "PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN", "PASTORAL COUNSELORS BOARD", "PILOT PROGRAMS", "POELI COMN.", "PORTS", "PORTS AUTHORITY", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRINCIPAL FELLOWS COMN.", "PRINCIPALS", "PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD.", "PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RAILROAD BOARD", "RAILROADS", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "REAL ESTATE COMN.", "RECREATION & LEISURE", "RELIGION & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS", "RETAILING", "RETIREMENT", "ROADS & HIGHWAYS", "ROANOKE ISLAND COMN.", "RULES REVIEW COMN.", "RURAL DEVELOPMENT", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOARD", "SCIENCE/MATH SCHOOL BOARD", "MARINE INDUSTRIAL PARK AUTHORITY", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SECURITY SERVICES", "SESSION LAWS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SOIL SCIENTISTS LICENSING BD.", "SOILS", "SPEAKER", "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES", "SPORTS", "STATE BUILDING COMN.", "STATE BUILDINGS", "STATE EMPLOYEES", "DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT", "STUDIES", "TASK FORCES", "TEACHERS", "NCCAT BOARD", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "TELEVISION", "TERM LENGTHS & LIMITS", "TEXTILES", "RECREATIONAL THERAPY BOARD", "TOLL ROADS & BRIDGES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT", "STATE HEALTH PLAN", "STATE HEALTH PLAN BOARD", "TSERS", "TSERS BOARD", "UNC", "UNC PUBLIC TELEVISION BOARD", "VETERINARIANS", "VETERINARY BOARD", "VETERINARY MEDICINE", "VICTIMS RIGHTS", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNCIL", "VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION", "ON-SITE WASTEWATER CONTRACTORS BD.", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WELL CONTRACTORS COMN.", "WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.", "LOTTERY COMN.", "LIABILITY", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "DARE COUNTY", "ELECTROLYSIS BOARD", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL", "TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD", "INTERPRETER LICENSING BOARD", "CHAPTERED", "ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.", "INTERPRETERS", "FUNERAL SERVICE BOARD", "BRAIN INJURY COUNCIL", "LICENSE TO GIVE TRUST FUND COMN.", "HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPACT COMN.", "RECREATIONAL THERAPY", "SOIL SCIENTISTS", "IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS BOARD", "AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMN.", "EDUCATION FOR MILITARY CHILDREN COMPACT COMN.", "WELLS", "CASH CROPS", "WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY", "PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS BOARD", "911 BOARD", "CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER", "EDUCATION & WORKFORCE INNOVATION COMN.", "PERMANENCY INITIATIVE OVERSIGHT COMM.", "NCCAT", "RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY", "BOARD OF REVIEW", "MARIJUANA & HEMP", "FAMILY ISSUES", "MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES", "CHARTER SCHOOLS ADVISORY BOARD", "HUMAN RESOURCES COMN.", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.", "OUTDOOR HERITAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL", "ATHLETIC TRAINERS", "HEMP COMN.", "UMSTEAD ACT PANEL", "EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES", "MAJORITY LEADER (HOUSE)", "MINORITY LEADER (HOUSE)", "MINORITY LEADER (SENATE)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-06"
last_action: "2017-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3dd43a9-13c4-4d5f-b09c-56e089e2fae9"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=H256&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "d6bdae4974336e9ba72aab767c4a8f596791d897b3d8f9158d3b19048c563342"
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 256 (2017) — 2017 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/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H256v0.pdf)
2. **A1: ALG-29-V-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5215/0/H256-ALG-29-V-2)
3. **A2: ALG-29-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/5218/0/H256-ALG-29-V-3)
4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H256v1.pdf)
5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H256v2.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H256v3.pdf)
7. **SL 2017-75** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H256v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 2 — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- M11 Concur — **77–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lewis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-29** Ch. SL 2017-75 `became-law`
- **2017-06-29** Ratified
- **2017-06-28** Ordered Enrolled
- **2017-06-28** Concurred In S/Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Concurred In S Amend SA2 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Concurred In S Amend SA1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Added to Calendar
- **2017-06-28** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub and S Amend
- **2017-06-28** Special Message Sent To House
- **2017-06-28** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-28** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-06-28** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-28** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2017-06-28** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2017-06-28** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-28** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-05-10** Re-ref to Select Committee on Nominations. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Withdrawn From Com
- **2017-03-16** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Regular Message Received From House
- **2017-03-16** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2017-03-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Placed On Cal For 03/15/2017
- **2017-03-14** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2017-03-14** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-07** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3dd43a9-13c4-4d5f-b09c-56e089e2fae9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).