---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision a of subsection 4 of section 54‑52‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the computation of retirement benefits."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision a of subsection 4 of section 54‑52‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the computation of retirement benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2047"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2047 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM", "RETIREMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Government and Veterans Affairs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd8cee27-2d4f-482a-b8f2-1eadde0e8df0"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2047.html"
source_hash: "97217e00d265f5f18cd763a0c3aa8b8abc4d34cebd24545dd4dcb964ff06b6ff"
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 2047 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision a of subsection 4 of section 54‑52‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the computation of retirement benefits.

## 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/19-0130-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0130-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Government and Veterans Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-11** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 37 nays 10 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 08:15
- **2019-03-25** Reported back, do pass 7 4 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-04-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 1 5 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 20 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by President
- **2019-04-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd8cee27-2d4f-482a-b8f2-1eadde0e8df0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).