---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to exemptions from open meetings requirements for the state board of higher education; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15‑10‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exemptions from open meetings requirements for the state board of higher education."
description: "Relating to exemptions from open meetings requirements for the state board of higher education; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15‑10‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exemptions from open meetings requirements for the state board of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1220"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1220 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7ef17c9-b6f6-4ee5-b49e-bac592e37bed"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1220.html"
source_hash: "4b3f6b8a541876078c07cd8ecef5919c017e7cca60b2db1d43b9e7a201e685e6"
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 1220 (67) — Relating to exemptions from open meetings requirements for the state board of higher education; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15‑10‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exemptions from open meetings requirements for the state board of higher education.

## 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/21-0626-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0626-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Krebsbach — cosponsor (person)
- Martinson — cosponsor (person)
- Monson — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Stemen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-01-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-27** Received from House
- **2021-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to House
- **2021-03-19** Signed by President
- **2021-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Governor 03/25 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7ef17c9-b6f6-4ee5-b49e-bac592e37bed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).