---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑01‑05 and subsection 2 of section 40‑05‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the effect of state law on city or county ordinances and limits on city fines and penalties."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑01‑05 and subsection 2 of section 40‑05‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the effect of state law on city or county ordinances and limits on city fines and penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2304"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2304 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CITIES", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "FEES", "HOME RULE", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - SEE ALSO CITIES; COUNTIES; TOWNSHIPS", "TRAFFIC RULES - SEE ALSO MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bosch", "Burckhard", "D. Ruby", "Lefor", "Oban", "Piepkorn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00d964c9-9e2e-444e-aecc-cca0b23ca886"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2304.html"
source_hash: "ec70f40fe2178bb0913a0f80d7752d1686b4c242aadc7e47982d5a77eb48d43a"
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 2304 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑01‑05 and subsection 2 of section 40‑05‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the effect of state law on city or county ordinances and limits on city fines and penalties.

## 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/19-0815-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0815-03000.pdf)
3. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Pyle** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0815-01001a.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Pyle (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0815-01001m.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2304 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0815-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bosch — primary (person)
- Burckhard — primary (person)
- D. Ruby — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)
- Piepkorn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2019-01-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 11 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-30** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-03-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 58 nays 33 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-21** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-12** Concurred
- **2019-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 13 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-15** Signed by President
- **2019-04-15** 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/00d964c9-9e2e-444e-aecc-cca0b23ca886`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).