---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for costs related to COVID-19 and other services; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for costs related to COVID-19 and other services; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1394"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1394 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b92afc67-3219-4043-9065-854744867500"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1394.html"
source_hash: "b05b952c0a8f52422ab9f1739e0e49d4a0217f80b468945bd1c197ef1d6b5fb3"
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 1394 (67) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for costs related to COVID-19 and other services; to provide an exemption; 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/21-0885-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0885-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0885-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0885-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Boschee — cosponsor (person)
- Delzer — cosponsor (person)
- Heckaman — cosponsor (person)
- Holmberg — cosponsor (person)
- Pollert — cosponsor (person)
- Wardner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2021-02-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-24** 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`
- **2021-03-26** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-03-31** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-16** Concurred
- **2021-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by President
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** 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/b92afc67-3219-4043-9065-854744867500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).