---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state water commission; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑78 and section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for Red River valley water supply requirements; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide conditions on appropriations; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a pilot project."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state water commission; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑78 and section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for Red River valley water supply requirements; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide conditions on appropriations; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a pilot project."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2020"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2020 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "GARRISON DIVERSION CONSERVANCY DISTRICT", "STATE WATER COMMISSION", "STATE WATER COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7052f937-d73d-411b-bbd5-93a3c9bf1d2b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2020.html"
source_hash: "eb8bb9359fe483d3d0fa4244e5c419f136bcf130acd58bd600931df1cdaae547"
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 2020 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state water commission; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑78 and section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for Red River valley water supply requirements; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide conditions on appropriations; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a pilot project.

## 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/19-0233-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-02021a.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/19-0233-02021m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schmidt** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-02016a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schmidt (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-02016m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-01007a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0233-01007m.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 08:30
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Division of bill
- **2019-02-15** Division A passed `passage`
- **2019-02-15** Division B passed `passage`
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-03-26** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-04-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-12** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-12** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-12** Conference committee appointed G. Lee Sorvaag Robinson
- **2019-04-15** Conference committee appointed Schmidt Monson Boe
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 11, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 61 nays 31 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-19** Emergency clause failed
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by President
- **2019-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor 04/25 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/25 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7052f937-d73d-411b-bbd5-93a3c9bf1d2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).