republic-os/legislation/us/states/nc/2023/hb-2.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "2022 Budget Technical Corrections."
description: "2022 Budget Technical Corrections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2"
citation: "North Carolina HB 2 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.", "AGING", "AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE DEPT.", "AGRITOURISM", "APPROPRIATIONS", "ATTORNEYS", "BLADEN COUNTY", "BOARDS", "BOILING SPRINGS", "BUDGETING", "BUILDINGS", "CANCER", "CAPITAL SPENDING", "CATAWBA COUNTY", "CHAPTERED", "CHARLOTTE", "CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND", "CLEVELAND COUNTY", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMERCE", "COMMISSIONS", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE", "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT", "CONFIDENTIALITY", "CONSERVATION", "CONSTRUCTION", "CONTRACTS", "CORPORATIONS", "COUNTIES", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CROP", "DAVIDSON COUNTY", "DAVIE COUNTY", "DEQ", "DHHS", "DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES", "DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS", "DISTRICT ATTORNEYS", "DISTRICT COURT", "EDGECOMBE COUNTY", "EDUCATION", "ELEMENTARY EDUCATION", "EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT", "EMERGENCY SERVICES", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENGINEERS & ENGINEERING", "ENVIRONMENT", "ERWIN", "EXCISE", "EXHIBITIONS", "FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING", "FORESTRY", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GASTON COUNTY", "GRANTS", "GREENSBORO", "GUILFORD COUNTY", "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES", "HEALTH", "HEALTH SERVICES", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMN.", "HYDE COUNTY", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "INTERNET", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LINCOLN COUNTY", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MECKLENBURG COUNTY", "MEDICAID", "MINORS", "MUNICIPALITIES", "NASH COUNTY", "NONPROFIT", "OCCUPATIONS", "ONSLOW COUNTY", "PARKS & RECREATION AREAS", "PENDER COUNTY", "PERSONNEL", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PRIVACY", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.", "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.", "RALEIGH", "RATIFIED", "RESEARCH", "ROBESON COUNTY", "ROWAN COUNTY", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SECONDARY EDUCATION", "SESSION LAWS", "SHERIFFS", "SMUGGLING & TRAFFICKING", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "STANLY COUNTY", "STEM", "STOKES COUNTY", "STUDENTS", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "SUPERIOR COURT", "TAX DISTRIBUTION", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "TELESERVICES", "TOBACCO", "TOBACCO PRODUCTS", "TRAVEL & TOURISM", "UNC", "UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "UTILITIES", "WAKE COUNTY", "WALNUT COVE", "WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS", "WATER RESOURCES", "WILSON COUNTY", "YOUTH PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc25127e-36e4-4709-8f7a-d02a5efa53ad"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H2"
source_hash: "5967ada532c6f5a53daf6ed83987f3da4f07104d358ef39f78a552467a54a24c"
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 2 (2023) — 2022 Budget Technical Corrections.

## 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/H2v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H2v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H2v2.pdf)
4. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H2v3.pdf)
5. **SL 2023-11** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H2v4.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pike — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-03** Ch. SL 2023-11 `became-law`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Gov. 4/3/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Pres. To Gov. 3/24/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Ratified
- **2023-03-22** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-03-22** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-20** Placed On Cal For 03/22/2023
- **2023-03-20** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-03-15** Ref To Com On Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2023-03-15** Special Message Sent To House
- **2023-03-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-03-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-02-27** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27** Regular Message Received From House
- **2023-02-23** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-02-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Placed On Cal For 02/22/2023
- **2023-02-21** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-02-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-01-26** Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-25** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc25127e-36e4-4709-8f7a-d02a5efa53ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).