---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑27‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to plans for cooperating school districts; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑27‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to plans for cooperating school districts; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1125"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1125 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STATE AID", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Clemens", "Davison", "Fisher", "Jones", "Lefor", "Richter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0d6c971-a87f-4ad3-b169-b19e5db87884"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1125.html"
source_hash: "c1609237f4337bec138d4b6eb5deb58938abd50b69fe96402377bf0ff608e54f"
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 1125 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1‑27‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to plans for cooperating school districts; 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/19-0702-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0702-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Education Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0702-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0702-04000.pdf)
5. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1125 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0702-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Clemens — primary (person)
- Davison — primary (person)
- Fisher — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Richter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2019-01-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-22** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Committee Hearing 01:30
- **2019-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0d6c971-a87f-4ad3-b169-b19e5db87884`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).