---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 61‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the creation and jurisdiction of irrigation districts; and to amend and reenact sections 61‑09‑01 and 61‑09‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to permitting an irrigation district to assess lands requiring drainage as a result of irrigation works."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 61‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the creation and jurisdiction of irrigation districts; and to amend and reenact sections 61‑09‑01 and 61‑09‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to permitting an irrigation district to assess lands requiring drainage as a result of irrigation works."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2295"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2295 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "COUNTIES", "WATER - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER DISTRICTS - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER DISTRICTS - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER RESOURCE DISTRICTS - SEE ALSO WATER", "WATER RESOURCE DISTRICTS - SEE ALSO WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dotzenrod"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7469682e-3612-4698-b5bd-4491871ced44"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2295.html"
source_hash: "89d94970d79e6e87ebb513f9eb8ef684d11a4a8a11ca0b6206a22e14c1cd9b11"
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 2295 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 61‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the creation and jurisdiction of irrigation districts; and to amend and reenact sections 61‑09‑01 and 61‑09‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to permitting an irrigation district to assess lands requiring drainage as a result of irrigation works.

## 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/19-0185-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0185-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dotzenrod — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-16** Request return from committee
- **2019-01-16** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2019-01-25** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-11** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-11** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 13 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-15** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-18** Signed by President
- **2019-03-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor 03/19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7469682e-3612-4698-b5bd-4491871ced44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).