---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to small subsurface water management systems; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑01.4 and section 61‑32‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to large subsurface water management system permits and the state water commission cost‑share policy; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to small subsurface water management systems; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑01.4 and section 61‑32‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to large subsurface water management system permits and the state water commission cost‑share policy; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1437"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1437 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd59828d-19e2-4601-abdb-0853e629e1c0"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1437.html"
source_hash: "be2989d37df0c65079244eadc87107d019b3963990154f7ff393afe129667e47"
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 1437 (67) — Relating to small subsurface water management systems; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑01.4 and section 61‑32‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to large subsurface water management system permits and the state water commission cost‑share policy; to provide a penalty; 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/21-0425-08000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0425-12000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0425-09000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0425-11000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0425-10000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Beltz — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Kreun — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-02-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Rereferred to Agriculture
- **2021-02-23** Request return from committee, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-03-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15** Rereferred to Agriculture
- **2021-03-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-03-24** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-01** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-01** Conference committee appointed Schreiber-Beck Thomas D. Johnson
- **2021-04-06** Conference committee appointed Luick Myrdal Hogan
- **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 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `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 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Emergency clause carried
- **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/cd59828d-19e2-4601-abdb-0853e629e1c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).