---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a corridors of commerce program and fund."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a corridors of commerce program and fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2268"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2268 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "BONDS", "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "HIGHWAYS - SEE ALSO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION", "PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Kempenich", "Lefor", "Patten", "Wardner", "Zubke"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cbbde44-69dd-4540-8369-241638356718"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2268.html"
source_hash: "01e779d94fab66b4d346923e32bf992d599851c9b581aa998290c6197a6e76b5"
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 2268 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 24‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a corridors of commerce program and fund.

## 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/19-1097-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Transportation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-02003a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Transportation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-02003m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Kempenich** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-04001a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Kempenich (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-04001m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-03001a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-03001m.pdf)
10. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-04000.pdf)
11. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1097-05000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Kempenich — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Patten — primary (person)
- Wardner — primary (person)
- Zubke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-04** Amendment adopted
- **2019-02-04** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-02-11** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Request return from committee
- **2019-03-01** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 04:00
- **2019-03-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 18 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 82 nays 4 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-05** Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by President
- **2019-04-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cbbde44-69dd-4540-8369-241638356718`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).