---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor."
description: "Relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1453"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1453 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/385ac031-10aa-4743-8426-f4da18da2e3d"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1453.html"
source_hash: "51bd55d549cb50aa745d5a7436412ff293389e635f3c03e3393ef0f18756e553"
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 1453 (67) — Relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor.

## 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/21-0022-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0022-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0022-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0022-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0022-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Pollert — cosponsor (person)
- Wardner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **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 93 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-25** Committee Hearing 02:15
- **2021-04-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-12** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-14** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-14** Conference committee appointed Bellew Mock Howe
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee appointed Meyer K. Roers Marcellais
- **2021-04-27** Appoint Rep. Vigesaa to replace Rep. Bellew on conference committee
- **2021-04-27** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Signed by President
- **2021-04-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-29** 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/385ac031-10aa-4743-8426-f4da18da2e3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).