---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54‑44.3‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exceptions to classified service."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54‑44.3‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exceptions to classified service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1141"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1141 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "STATE EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Howe", "Keiser", "Klein", "Longmuir", "Unruh", "Zubke"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a76ac415-9929-4799-b70f-d7268c4cf25f"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1141.html"
source_hash: "6d7bc378cf283a1d1ce71e87b9cf0b2ec59d72038b811f38f9976cd727fd4a83"
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 1141 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54‑44.3‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exceptions to classified service.

## 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/19-0548-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0548-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Howe — primary (person)
- Keiser — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- Longmuir — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)
- Zubke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-02-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 11 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-03-15** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-19** Returned to House
- **2019-03-20** Signed by President
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-27** Signed by Governor 03/26 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-28** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a76ac415-9929-4799-b70f-d7268c4cf25f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).