---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61‑34‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the drought disaster livestock water assistance program; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61‑34‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the drought disaster livestock water assistance program; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1085"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1085 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LIVESTOCK - SEE ALSO ANIMALS", "STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Agriculture"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f18a0d04-0249-4011-a4f7-db6eb2cf4d95"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1085.html"
source_hash: "a48b2a41876865893d8ca0389c2a98308fdebf2d6693ce7f203a5ffe85e801fa"
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 1085 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61‑34‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the drought disaster livestock water assistance program; 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/19-8050-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8050-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8050-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8050-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8050-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Agriculture — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-04** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-01-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-11** Received from House
- **2019-01-28** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `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/f18a0d04-0249-4011-a4f7-db6eb2cf4d95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).