---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide for suspension of certain provisions of the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act; to provide a contingent expiration date; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide for suspension of certain provisions of the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act; to provide a contingent expiration date; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2154"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2154 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "HEALTH - SEE ALSO MEDICAL SERVICES; SAFETY", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carlson", "Heckaman", "Mock", "Wardner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-01-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36593078-2ff9-461a-a121-4d6ac23b8a06"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2154.html"
source_hash: "1fe985660f8020ea886a9642ce8f3b52c80f09775b992a53f449a6149464f8f9"
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 2154 (65) — AN ACT to provide for suspension of certain provisions of the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act; to provide a contingent expiration date; 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](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0631-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0631-02000.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 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- 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 83 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 10 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **83–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carlson — primary (person)
- Heckaman — primary (person)
- Mock — primary (person)
- Wardner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-01-17** Received from Senate
- **2017-01-19** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-19** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-01-23** Returned to Senate
- **2017-01-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-01-24** Signed by President
- **2017-01-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-01-26** Signed by Governor 01/26 `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 01/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36593078-2ff9-461a-a121-4d6ac23b8a06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).