---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the game and fish department; to provide a report; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the game and fish department; to provide a report; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1017"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1017 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bc5508b-b450-44e0-9f7c-fa38cf100dbe"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1017.html"
source_hash: "83ee871f9ae4a0fe38d692cd6b3ea2d45b022d52626b4db576bdaca8051e4789"
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 HB 1017 (67) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the game and fish department; to provide a report; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0276-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0276-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0276-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0276-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0276-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — cosponsor (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Received from House
- **2021-02-23** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-25** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-06** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-12** Conference committee appointed Howe Brandenburg Mock
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee appointed Oehlke Wanzek Erbele
- **2021-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Signed by President
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bc5508b-b450-44e0-9f7c-fa38cf100dbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).