---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 40‑57‑19.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to municipal refunding bonds."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 40‑57‑19.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to municipal refunding bonds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1385"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1385 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDS", "CITIES", "POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - SEE ALSO CITIES; COUNTIES; TOWNSHIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klemin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5029bd4-5c77-4614-906f-f147ebcf8ba0"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1385.html"
source_hash: "ad10cb21d927666fdca26568aeba4b198caf30014d6cef9800371d500a194ad9"
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 1385 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact section 40‑57‑19.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to municipal refunding bonds.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0883-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0883-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 86 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 8 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Klemin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2017-02-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 1 3 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from House
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-10** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2017-03-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Returned to House
- **2017-03-16** Signed by President
- **2017-03-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/22 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5029bd4-5c77-4614-906f-f147ebcf8ba0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).