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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 49-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public service commission requirements for open meetings; and to declare an emergency."
+description: "Relating to public service commission requirements for open meetings; and to declare an emergency."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
+legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
+session: "69"
+identifier: "HB 1063"
+citation: "North Dakota HB 1063 (69)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-07"
+last_action: "2025-04-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e19a21a9-f81c-4aa4-be1a-c50b7530f620"
+source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
+source_hash: "0cab0153244c72de76140e014fcf86c74ccc04df02390c3222e3909c92377068"
+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-nd"]
+---
+
+# North Dakota HB 1063 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 49-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public service commission requirements for open meetings; and to declare an emergency.
+
+Relating to public service commission requirements for open meetings; and to declare an emergency.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8066-01000.pdf)
+2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8066-04000.pdf)
+3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8066-02000.pdf)
+4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8066-03000.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1063 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1063 — **89–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1063 — **89–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Government and Veterans Affairs — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
+- **2025-01-17** Committee Hearing 11:00
+- **2025-01-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 0 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-01-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2025-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-03** Received from House
+- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
+- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:15
+- **2025-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2025-03-25** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-25** Emergency clause carried
+- **2025-03-26** Returned to House (12)
+- **2025-04-07** Concurred
+- **2025-04-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-09** Signed by President
+- **2025-04-14** Signed by Speaker
+- **2025-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/15 `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e19a21a9-f81c-4aa4-be1a-c50b7530f620`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).
+