---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 34‑14‑05 and 34‑14‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to investigation of wage collection claims; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 34‑14‑05 and 34‑14‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to investigation of wage collection claims; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2145"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2145 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "LABOR COMMISSIONER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hogue", "Keiser", "Klein", "Lefor", "Robinson", "Roers Jones"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2caab74a-b42b-4b19-9568-b7adf72dd2d5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2145.html"
source_hash: "3c4d47aa9787832483c48e98283dc5696a3c7bbc807a24e289386bdf0640a847"
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 2145 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 34‑14‑05 and 34‑14‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to investigation of wage collection claims; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/19-0547-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0547-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hogue — primary (person)
- Keiser — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Robinson — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-15** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-17** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-27** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-02-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 12, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-01** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-05** Signed by President
- **2019-03-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor 03/06 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/07 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2caab74a-b42b-4b19-9568-b7adf72dd2d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).