---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 15‑10.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free speech at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 15‑10.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free speech at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2320"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2320 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER EDUCATION", "EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "HIGHER EDUCATION - SEE ALSO BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "HIGHER EDUCATION - SEE ALSO BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Davison", "Holmberg", "K. Koppelman", "Mock", "Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51953d4e-e30a-42b0-b6dd-969bd7c4e9d5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2320.html"
source_hash: "1d70fbda1992d5e1068dcd6d2c0e14de153bc6f2d65ef0f57e3d7e6e84de63bf"
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 2320 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 15‑10.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free speech at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education.

## 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/19-0520-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-03003a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Education Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-03003m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-03000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-04000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Oban** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-02001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Oban (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0520-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Davison — primary (person)
- Holmberg — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Mock — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 10 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 87 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-10** Concurred
- **2019-04-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-11** Signed by President
- **2019-04-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-15** Signed by Governor 04/15 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/15 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51953d4e-e30a-42b0-b6dd-969bd7c4e9d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).