---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to written advisory opinions regarding ethics."
description: "Relating to written advisory opinions regarding ethics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2034"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2034 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/708ab2e0-618d-46c8-8a9a-507a87d0c51b"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2034.html"
source_hash: "5c5cfe757a64d0441391a5116d002c17282160d2df3346e542cf1349a6523620"
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 2034 (67) — Relating to written advisory opinions regarding ethics.

## 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/21-0080-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0080-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0080-05000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0080-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-01-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-20** Rereferred to Judiciary
- **2021-01-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-01-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-12** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/708ab2e0-618d-46c8-8a9a-507a87d0c51b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).