---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to township boards of equalization; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to township boards of equalization; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1445"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1445 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfc904d8-1707-4bcc-b67d-ad867c8204c6"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1445.html"
source_hash: "df7f57ccc6cdc22aad06524a01231a5fff822b83b040e64f9da485c7f06bb103"
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 1445 (67) — Relating to township boards of equalization; 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/21-0901-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0901-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0901-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Fegley — cosponsor (person)
- Heitkamp — cosponsor (person)
- Magrum — cosponsor (person)
- Nehring — cosponsor (person)
- Simons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** Received from House
- **2021-02-17** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-12** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-03-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Returned to House
- **2021-03-17** 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/bfc904d8-1707-4bcc-b67d-ad867c8204c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).