---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to protection of records shared for emergency purposes; and to amend and reenact section 44‑04‑18.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidentiality of records regarding emergency planning and response."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to protection of records shared for emergency purposes; and to amend and reenact section 44‑04‑18.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidentiality of records regarding emergency planning and response."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2340"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2340 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCIES", "OPEN RECORDS", "POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - SEE ALSO CITIES; COUNTIES; TOWNSHIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "Heinert", "Porter", "Unruh"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba8adc89-5236-4774-a4cc-88ba220b16d7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2340.html"
source_hash: "9f71054423d4f8e0ad31d18e98decccc08dbe5edfc035a8da096229090efd81b"
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 2340 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to protection of records shared for emergency purposes; and to amend and reenact section 44‑04‑18.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidentiality of records regarding emergency planning and response.

## 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/19-1138-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Political Subdivisions Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Political Subdivisions Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-02001m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Political Subdivisions Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-01001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Political Subdivisions Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-01001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1138-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- Porter — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-01** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-05** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-03-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-14** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 82 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-15** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-04** Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `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/ba8adc89-5236-4774-a4cc-88ba220b16d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).