---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT create and enact a new section to chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designating state highway 22 as the veterans memorial highway; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
description: "AN ACT create and enact a new section to chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designating state highway 22 as the veterans memorial highway; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1404"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1404 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO APPROPRIATIONS", "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "HIGHWAYS - SEE ALSO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "MILITARY", "VETERANS - SEE ALSO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Lefor", "Rust", "Simons", "Steiner", "Wardner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0676457-4094-4573-b779-860fc65825d1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1404.html"
source_hash: "ccd52acd1912e2c255682f8fdd4031e794ad335b6ad5d73a634074995f5b95af"
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 1404 (66) — AN ACT create and enact a new section to chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designating state highway 22 as the veterans memorial highway; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

## 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/19-0980-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0980-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)
- Simons — primary (person)
- Steiner — primary (person)
- Wardner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-30** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-28** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-05** Returned to House
- **2019-03-06** Signed by President
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-13** Signed by Governor 03/12 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0676457-4094-4573-b779-860fc65825d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).