---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 32‑19‑23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned property; and to amend and reenact sections 28‑23‑11, 32‑19‑18, 32‑19‑19, 32‑19‑23, and 32‑19‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to foreclosure of real estate."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 32‑19‑23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned property; and to amend and reenact sections 28‑23‑11, 32‑19‑18, 32‑19‑19, 32‑19‑23, and 32‑19‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to foreclosure of real estate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2205"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2205 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS", "PROPERTY", "SHERIFFS - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS; COUNTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holmberg"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1548ca1f-580d-4ba5-951f-c9e4c682f7e1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2205.html"
source_hash: "caa27632de5a9f54150d1ccd32a9dbb5dbdd1a984aad58165fc493416af73ad6"
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 2205 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact section 32‑19‑23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned property; and to amend and reenact sections 28‑23‑11, 32‑19‑18, 32‑19‑19, 32‑19‑23, and 32‑19‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to foreclosure of real estate.

## 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/19-0546-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0546-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Holmberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-02-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-13** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2019-03-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 61 nays 29 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-14** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Signed by President
- **2019-03-18** 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/1548ca1f-580d-4ba5-951f-c9e4c682f7e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).