---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public employees retirement system; to provide for a report; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public employees retirement system; to provide for a report; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1023"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1023 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f74cf389-6a48-423a-8ebb-f3279c559781"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1023.html"
source_hash: "8b392168688603b2de253fa75d8a716a005a656a6a414064fe5917d575d7627c"
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 1023 (67) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public employees retirement system; to provide for a report; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/21-0282-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0282-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0282-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0282-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0282-03000.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 10:00
- **2021-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-22** Received from House
- **2021-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-17** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2021-04-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-09** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-12** Conference committee appointed Bellew Brandenburg Meier
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee appointed Krebsbach Dever Heckaman
- **2021-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Governor 04/30 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/03 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f74cf389-6a48-423a-8ebb-f3279c559781`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).