---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to reporting requirements for carryover projects and bonding authority of the western area water supply; to amend and reenact section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for an exemption; to provide for legislative management studies; to provide for a report to legislative management; to provide statements of legislative intent; to provide for a pilot project; to provide for an application; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to reporting requirements for carryover projects and bonding authority of the western area water supply; to amend and reenact section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for an exemption; to provide for legislative management studies; to provide for a report to legislative management; to provide statements of legislative intent; to provide for a pilot project; to provide for an application; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1020"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1020 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1dd0eba-dc42-4f7f-9cfe-62969ea4445d"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1020.html"
source_hash: "01a05af94179c988e8c2f9a768405d91c0d40de3ea928ae6a466ccabe91a4988"
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 1020 (67) — Relating to reporting requirements for carryover projects and bonding authority of the western area water supply; to amend and reenact section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for an exemption; to provide for legislative management studies; to provide for a report to legislative management; to provide statements of legislative intent; to provide for a pilot project; to provide for an application; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/21-0279-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0279-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0279-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0279-03000.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`
- **2021-01-11** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2021-02-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 5, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-22** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-22** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-04-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-14** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-15** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee appointed Schmidt Monson Boe
- **2021-04-16** Conference committee appointed Sorvaag Hogue Heckaman
- **2021-04-20** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House accede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House accede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor 04/27 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1dd0eba-dc42-4f7f-9cfe-62969ea4445d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).