---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state department of health; to amend and reenact section 23‑02.1‑29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vital records fees; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide a report; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state department of health; to amend and reenact section 23‑02.1‑29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vital records fees; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide a report; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1004"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1004 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "RECORDS - SEE STATE RECORDS; OPEN RECORDS", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2f82662-3f20-4d4d-9f18-73ea9aaac29e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1004.html"
source_hash: "a60f6d40a44c489e7a689f0cbeca5e69a7f530962afe823b92713eaa1d0f55d2"
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 1004 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state department of health; to amend and reenact section 23‑02.1‑29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vital records fees; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide a report; 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/66-2019/documents/19-0192-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-02004a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-02004m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-01002a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-01002m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-02003a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0192-02003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-23** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-01-23** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-23** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-25** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-01-25** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 15, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-04-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-05** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-05** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-05** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-10** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-10** Conference committee appointed Kreidt Meier Holman
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed G. Lee Sorvaag Mathern
- **2019-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 70 nays 22, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-22** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-24** Signed by President
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/26 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2f82662-3f20-4d4d-9f18-73ea9aaac29e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).