---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09 and a new section to chapter 57‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school district safety plans and levy authority for a school safety plan; to amend and reenact section 57‑15‑14.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school district levies for a school safety plan; to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09 and a new section to chapter 57‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school district safety plans and levy authority for a school safety plan; to amend and reenact section 57‑15‑14.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school district levies for a school safety plan; to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2052"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2052 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "PROPERTY TAX - SEE ALSO TAXATION", "SAFETY - SEE ALSO HEALTH; MEDICAL SERVICES", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heckaman", "Heinert", "Owens", "Rust", "Schaible"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9301209-6c96-4d99-ad69-125b0af000e9"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2052.html"
source_hash: "ec03ae455b55daf4b9c36a8b1d7a4cb55719a28e3429d3016ca8d4472f49d0aa"
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 2052 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09 and a new section to chapter 57‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school district safety plans and levy authority for a school safety plan; to amend and reenact section 57‑15‑14.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school district levies for a school safety plan; to provide an effective date.

## 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/19-0256-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0256-01003a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Education Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0256-01003m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0256-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0256-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Heckaman — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- Owens — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-21** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-14** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-27** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **2019-03-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 2 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 55 nays 31 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-15** Emergency clause failed
- **2019-03-18** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-19** Signed by President
- **2019-03-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-22** Signed by Governor 03/21 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9301209-6c96-4d99-ad69-125b0af000e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).