---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 23.1‑08‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to citizen suit and intervention; to amend and reenact section 23.1‑08‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to coal combustion residuals; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 23.1‑08‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to citizen suit and intervention; to amend and reenact section 23.1‑08‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to coal combustion residuals; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2108"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2108 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS", "COAL", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Energy and Natural Resources"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bab578d8-b47f-45c8-8657-c968643970ef"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2108.html"
source_hash: "c7359ea4fea9ab86c2773b63cbf61bdc88c90be0fb40a83cce63f9bd001ba155"
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 2108 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 23.1‑08‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to citizen suit and intervention; to amend and reenact section 23.1‑08‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to coal combustion residuals; to provide a penalty; and 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/19-8089-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8089-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Energy and Natural Resources — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-01-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-15** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by President
- **2019-04-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Governor 04/04 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-08** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/05 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bab578d8-b47f-45c8-8657-c968643970ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).