---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54‑52.4‑02, 54‑52.4‑03, and 54‑52.4‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to family leave for state employees; and to provide for a legislative management study of state employee leave policies."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54‑52.4‑02, 54‑52.4‑03, and 54‑52.4‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to family leave for state employees; and to provide for a legislative management study of state employee leave policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1470"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1470 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEATH", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS", "STATE EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "STATE EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "D. Ruby", "Davison", "Hatlestad", "Keiser", "Kreun", "Mock", "Oban", "P. Anderson", "Strinden", "Vedaa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3665d2d7-a56e-49ba-bfb4-59c1429796eb"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1470.html"
source_hash: "4319d06ea7315f6a94779af9ef6520d20b2319e73088f11bc4c2623f18298c5e"
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 1470 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54‑52.4‑02, 54‑52.4‑03, and 54‑52.4‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to family leave for state employees; and to provide for a legislative management study of state employee leave policies.

## 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/19-0036-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0036-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0036-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0036-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0036-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- D. Ruby — primary (person)
- Davison — primary (person)
- Hatlestad — primary (person)
- Keiser — primary (person)
- Kreun — primary (person)
- Mock — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)
- P. Anderson — primary (person)
- Strinden — primary (person)
- Vedaa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-08** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Motion to reconsider laid on table
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **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 46 nays 0 `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/3665d2d7-a56e-49ba-bfb4-59c1429796eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).