---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the four‑year old program approval and the North Dakota early childhood council; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑09‑58 and 15.1‑37‑05, subdivision d of subsection 6 of section 50‑11.1‑02, subsection 2 of section 50‑11.1‑07, and section 50‑11.1‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to four‑year old program approval; to repeal sections 15.1‑37‑01, 15.1‑37‑02, 15.1‑37‑03, 15.1‑37‑04, and 15.1‑37‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood education programs; to provide a transfer of full‑time equivalent positions; and to provide a statement of legislative intent."
description: "Relating to the four‑year old program approval and the North Dakota early childhood council; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑09‑58 and 15.1‑37‑05, subdivision d of subsection 6 of section 50‑11.1‑02, subsection 2 of section 50‑11.1‑07, and section 50‑11.1‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to four‑year old program approval; to repeal sections 15.1‑37‑01, 15.1‑37‑02, 15.1‑37‑03, 15.1‑37‑04, and 15.1‑37‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood education programs; to provide a transfer of full‑time equivalent positions; and to provide a statement of legislative intent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1416"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1416 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db4e7a51-5934-4e58-ad4d-0303ab6b5d22"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1416.html"
source_hash: "15a79595d5accc27a6dfe9035ef1ea630f5a38dd8ed5a72c69aa1bbd0a7c60cc"
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 1416 (67) — Relating to the four‑year old program approval and the North Dakota early childhood council; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑09‑58 and 15.1‑37‑05, subdivision d of subsection 6 of section 50‑11.1‑02, subsection 2 of section 50‑11.1‑07, and section 50‑11.1‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to four‑year old program approval; to repeal sections 15.1‑37‑01, 15.1‑37‑02, 15.1‑37‑03, 15.1‑37‑04, and 15.1‑37‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood education programs; to provide a transfer of full‑time equivalent positions; 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/21-0811-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0811-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0811-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Devlin — cosponsor (person)
- Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Weisz — cosponsor (person)
- Westlind — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2021-02-09** Reported back, do pass 9 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-09** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 5 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 25 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Received from House
- **2021-02-23** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-19** Reported back, do pass 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-03-29** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-29** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Returned to House
- **2021-04-01** Signed by President
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db4e7a51-5934-4e58-ad4d-0303ab6b5d22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).