---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; and to provide for a report to the legislative assembly."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; and to provide for a report to the legislative assembly."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2018"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2018 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY", "STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edfc9a84-6501-4066-a08a-f88a6da43058"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2018.html"
source_hash: "9cd508fa000b4c2d5960c3f033fc5fe4619fc9c9946f224af6da4ffc0e5fc415"
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 2018 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; and to provide for a report to the legislative assembly.

## 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/19-0231-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0231-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0231-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0231-03000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0231-02002a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0231-02002m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0231-01001a.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/19-0231-01001m.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`
- **2019-01-11** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-02-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-14** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 3 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-05** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 63 nays 21 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-05** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-09** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-09** Conference committee appointed Erbele Krebsbach Mathern
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed Schatz Nathe Boe
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by President
- **2019-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/24 `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/edfc9a84-6501-4066-a08a-f88a6da43058`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).