---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state auditor; to amend and reenact sections 54‑10‑01 and 54‑10‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor and the salary of the state auditor; to provide for a report; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state auditor; to amend and reenact sections 54‑10‑01 and 54‑10‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor and the salary of the state auditor; to provide for a report; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2004"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2004 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY", "STATE AUDITOR", "STATE AUDITOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf1cc553-df3f-4add-9efc-2be11634efaa"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2004.html"
source_hash: "1200a25029172ecbb3bc05701d056747767665b348942a8cc4acf71b392fbc83"
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 SB 2004 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state auditor; to amend and reenact sections 54‑10‑01 and 54‑10‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor and the salary of the state auditor; to provide for a report; 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/19-0217-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-02003a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-02003m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-02002a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-02002m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-01001a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0217-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 18 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-04** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-08** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-08** Conference committee appointed Oehlke Dever Grabinger
- **2019-04-10** Conference committee appointed Brandenburg Howe Mock
- **2019-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-25** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 72 nays 20 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-25** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-25** Signed by President
- **2019-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor 05/02 `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/bf1cc553-df3f-4add-9efc-2be11634efaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).