---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑21‑02.2, 15.1‑21‑02.4, and 15.1‑21‑02.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to high school graduation requirements."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑21‑02.2, 15.1‑21‑02.4, and 15.1‑21‑02.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to high school graduation requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2185"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2185 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Meyer", "Owens", "Poolman", "Schaible", "Streyle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaff51c6-d78a-4886-994b-b5528c924fa3"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2185.html"
source_hash: "7eb99983b9cdcd33b68fc9562cfb5f4ea9ecaae5b0e008e2df98ed7e327d6612"
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 2185 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑21‑02.2, 15.1‑21‑02.4, and 15.1‑21‑02.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to high school graduation requirements.

## 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/17-0437-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0437-03000.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 43 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **43–1** (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 86 YEAS, 8 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **86–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Meyer — primary (person)
- Owens — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Streyle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-17** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-01-19** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 1 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-01** Committee Hearing 02:15
- **2017-03-02** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-08** Signed by President
- **2017-03-10** 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/eaff51c6-d78a-4886-994b-b5528c924fa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).