---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 5‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the direct sale of liquor by a domestic distillery to licensed retailers; to amend and reenact section 5‑01‑19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic distilleries; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 5‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the direct sale of liquor by a domestic distillery to licensed retailers; to amend and reenact section 5‑01‑19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic distilleries; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1502"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1502 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOL - SEE ALSO DRUGS", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TAX - SEE ALSO TAXATION", "RETAILERS - SEE ALSO SALES AND SALES CONTRACTS", "SALES AND SALES CONTRACTS - SEE ALSO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Blum", "D. Ruby", "J. Nelson", "Klein", "Mock", "Poolman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e15e03a5-6721-4c17-9960-5b86f2238b50"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1502.html"
source_hash: "6e1bb84e5abc1b29cf8aad925566b9963e001f696ccb6574af9f2d26c6740142"
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 1502 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 5‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the direct sale of liquor by a domestic distillery to licensed retailers; to amend and reenact section 5‑01‑19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic distilleries; 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/19-0400-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-02002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-02002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-03000.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Mock** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-01001a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Mock (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0400-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Blum — primary (person)
- D. Ruby — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- Mock — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-01-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-01** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-03** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-03** Conference committee appointed D. Ruby Richter P. Anderson
- **2019-04-05** Conference committee appointed Vedaa Burckhard Piepkorn
- **2019-04-09** Reported back from conference committee, further amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Reported back from conference committee, further amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-17** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e15e03a5-6721-4c17-9960-5b86f2238b50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).