---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 61‑02‑01.4, 61‑02‑02, 61‑02‑04, 61‑02‑07, and 61‑02‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cost-sharing and duties and membership of the state water commission."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 61‑02‑01.4, 61‑02‑02, 61‑02‑04, 61‑02‑07, and 61‑02‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cost-sharing and duties and membership of the state water commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2139"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2139 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE WATER COMMISSION", "STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beadle", "Luick", "Mitskog", "Osland", "Pyle", "Vedaa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dae1f7e9-b75a-4eff-b25e-0a60a3726d0c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2139.html"
source_hash: "9474bcfc9cde0683d23ef463b76905bbc1e889b61bfb3e281af3866371a03b05"
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 2139 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 61‑02‑01.4, 61‑02‑02, 61‑02‑04, 61‑02‑07, and 61‑02‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cost-sharing and duties and membership of the state water commission.

## 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/19-0506-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0506-03000.pdf)
3. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Lefor** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0506-01005a.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Lefor (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0506-01005m.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2139 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0506-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Beadle — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Mitskog — primary (person)
- Osland — primary (person)
- Pyle — primary (person)
- Vedaa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-11** Rereferred to Political Subdivisions
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2019-01-31** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 5 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2019-03-28** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2019-04-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 91 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-15** Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Signed by President
- **2019-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/17 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/18 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dae1f7e9-b75a-4eff-b25e-0a60a3726d0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).