---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of advancement innovation loans; to provide an appropriation for the innovation loan fund to support technology advancement; and to provide a statement of legislative intent."
description: "Relating to the use of advancement innovation loans; to provide an appropriation for the innovation loan fund to support technology advancement; and to provide a statement of legislative intent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1141"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1141 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd798c1f-b388-4566-95af-a0a9d7626951"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1141.html"
source_hash: "8001cbd2ebd4d784d122c3d77c97a07833744a6f53fa335f3e804a90b670981c"
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 1141 (67) — Relating to the use of advancement innovation loans; to provide an appropriation for the innovation loan fund to support technology advancement; and to provide a statement of legislative intent.

## 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/21-0501-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0501-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0501-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0501-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Howe — cosponsor (person)
- Kreun — cosponsor (person)
- Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Nathe — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-02-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 2 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2021-03-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Amendment adopted
- **2021-03-16** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-04-01** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2021-04-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-07** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-15** Concurred
- **2021-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd798c1f-b388-4566-95af-a0a9d7626951`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).