---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the parks and recreation department; to amend and reenact section 55‑08‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state parks and recreation concession revolving fund; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for a transfer; to provide for an exemption; to provide for a contingent loan authorization; to provide a contingent appropriation; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the parks and recreation department; to amend and reenact section 55‑08‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state parks and recreation concession revolving fund; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for a transfer; to provide for an exemption; to provide for a contingent loan authorization; to provide a contingent appropriation; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2019"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2019 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN", "LEWIS AND CLARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER", "PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT", "PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT", "PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT"]
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/5267365a-be83-4d9e-825a-d01ac82b4545"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2019.html"
source_hash: "a70b6e97b0ab738fff5068e98f5a4539ad316542e1c838d2bbcdc90f69e16e0d"
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 2019 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the parks and recreation department; to amend and reenact section 55‑08‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state parks and recreation concession revolving fund; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for a transfer; to provide for an exemption; to provide for a contingent loan authorization; to provide a contingent appropriation; to provide for a legislative management study; 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/19-0232-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0232-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0232-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0232-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0232-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0232-02005a.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/19-0232-02005m.pdf)
8. **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/19-0232-02001a.pdf)
9. **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/19-0232-02001m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0232-01003a.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/19-0232-01003m.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 10:00
- **2019-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 61 nays 29 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Emergency clause failed
- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-10** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-10** Conference committee appointed Sorvaag Bekkedahl Mathern
- **2019-04-15** Conference committee appointed Martinson Schatz Boe
- **2019-04-23** 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 40 nays 7, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **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 as amended, yeas 66 nays 27 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** 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 05/01 `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/5267365a-be83-4d9e-825a-d01ac82b4545`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).