---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to conditions required to be eligible for unemployment benefits; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to conditions required to be eligible for unemployment benefits; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2016"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2016 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c01742c3-c092-430c-a3bd-6db6d448cfb2"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2016.html"
source_hash: "8d0f52173cb830bbd1da2b7679f34e7884b14709a8714cc4c5738209d9fcf01d"
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 SB 2016 (67) — Relating to conditions required to be eligible for unemployment benefits; 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/21-0298-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0298-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0298-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0298-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0298-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — cosponsor (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-11** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2021-02-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee Hearing 02:15
- **2021-03-11** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 87 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-09** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-09** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-12** Conference committee appointed Davison Krebsbach Heckaman
- **2021-04-14** Conference committee appointed Schmidt Sanford Boe
- **2021-04-21** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by President
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/28 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-05** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c01742c3-c092-430c-a3bd-6db6d448cfb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).