---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of an innovation loan fund to support technology advancement committee and loan program; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of an innovation loan fund to support technology advancement committee and loan program; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1333"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1333 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA", "BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA", "CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO APPROPRIATIONS", "CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO APPROPRIATIONS", "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Cook", "Howe", "Lefor", "Mock", "Nathe", "Sanford"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85fa263c-7d12-4a44-b12f-e2ad2e5530dd"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1333.html"
source_hash: "48f54c4992cba5276d626999aa0531799fc9456a0b84785379561fbf32f7f4aa"
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 1333 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of an innovation loan fund to support technology advancement committee and loan program; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

## 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/19-0405-05000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-10000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-09000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-07000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Keiser** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06014a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Keiser (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06014m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative O'Brien** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-05003a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative O'Brien (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-05003m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Kreun** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06001a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Kreun (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06001m.pdf)
12. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Sorvaag** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06003a.pdf)
13. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Sorvaag (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0405-06003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Cook — primary (person)
- Howe — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Mock — primary (person)
- Nathe — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 20 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-12** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Amendment adopted
- **2019-03-08** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-03-14** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-04-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-05** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-05** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-11** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed Lefor Keiser P. Anderson
- **2019-04-12** Conference committee appointed Kreun Sorvaag J. Roers
- **2019-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House accede) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee report rejected
- **2019-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 72 nays 20 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor 05/01 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85fa263c-7d12-4a44-b12f-e2ad2e5530dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).