---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the game and fish department; and to amend and reenact section 20.1‑02‑16.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the game and fish fund."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the game and fish department; and to amend and reenact section 20.1‑02‑16.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the game and fish fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2017"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2017 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "ENERGY - SEE ALSO PUBLIC UTILITIES; WIND ENERGY", "GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT", "GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT", "STATE INVESTMENT BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6617626-b021-4f74-93d3-954452d178df"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2017.html"
source_hash: "374cf34beae22057a6f406ea8e9314b83e8dbda3d9d877ce76597b234549ced9"
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 2017 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the game and fish department; and to amend and reenact section 20.1‑02‑16.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the game and fish fund.

## 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/19-0230-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0230-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0230-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0230-04000.pdf)
5. **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/19-0230-03001a.pdf)
6. **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/19-0230-03001m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0230-01002a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0230-01002m.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`
- **2019-01-10** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **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 44 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-04-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 3 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-16** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-16** Conference committee appointed Oehlke Wanzek Grabinger
- **2019-04-16** Conference committee appointed Howe Brandenburg Mock
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by President
- **2019-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/26 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6617626-b021-4f74-93d3-954452d178df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).