---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57‑38.3‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to setoff of income tax refund for debts owed to the state; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57‑38.3‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to setoff of income tax refund for debts owed to the state; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1083"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1083 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "HIGHER EDUCATION - SEE ALSO BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS", "TAX COMMISSIONER", "TAXATION", "UNIVERSITIES", "UNIVERSITY SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Finance and Taxation"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4aea84f6-36b9-4a35-b3fc-5d0f9b6c3458"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1083.html"
source_hash: "917252f51cdd0711023b1ae5099eaa0e6bd5ed2fb0a17040d30b2f38d092ce41"
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 1083 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57‑38.3‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to setoff of income tax refund for debts owed to the state; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/19-8047-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8047-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Finance and Taxation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-07** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-01-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 10 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-11** Received from House
- **2019-01-28** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-28** Returned to House
- **2019-03-01** Signed by President
- **2019-03-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-11** Signed by Governor 03/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/08 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4aea84f6-36b9-4a35-b3fc-5d0f9b6c3458`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).