---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.2, subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.4, and subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to required science units for high school graduation and scholarships."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.2, subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.4, and subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to required science units for high school graduation and scholarships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2091"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2091 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "SCHOOL BOARDS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Education"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1c368a4-f928-4b8c-b9e6-b4b8feaff87a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2091.html"
source_hash: "d1ca5348be268a69c237f99b3d7f3ec54d7f9f10631683909ac613b07bd3548a"
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 SB 2091 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.2, subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.4, and subsection 3 of section 15.1‑21‑02.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to required science units for high school graduation and scholarships.

## 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/17-8005-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8005-02000.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 90 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **90–0** (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 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Education — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-04** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2017-01-05** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-01-09** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-15** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2017-02-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-06** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-07** Signed by President
- **2017-03-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/13 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-16** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1c368a4-f928-4b8c-b9e6-b4b8feaff87a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).