---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑30.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the alternative simplified method for calculating the research and experimental expenditure credit; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑30.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the alternative simplified method for calculating the research and experimental expenditure credit; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1111"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1111 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX - SEE ALSO TAXATION", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "Dockter", "Grueneich", "Headland", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ce6ef47-5e33-49ff-9e45-b5ee930c2169"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1111.html"
source_hash: "8387c9cad5e055b278796fa0614bf0b3f9bce4853de259ccbe925417e005fc29"
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 1111 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑30.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the alternative simplified method for calculating the research and experimental expenditure credit; 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/19-0493-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Finance and Taxation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0493-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Finance and Taxation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0493-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0493-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0493-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- Dockter — primary (person)
- Grueneich — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-18** Amendment adopted
- **2019-01-18** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-02-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 4 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-14** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-03-20** Reported back, do pass 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-03-26** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-03** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ce6ef47-5e33-49ff-9e45-b5ee930c2169`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).