---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; to amend and reenact sections 9‑12‑29, 10‑19.1‑123, 10‑33‑114, and 15‑02‑05.2, subsection 3 of section 23.1‑15‑07, subsections 8 and 9 of section 26.1‑55‑02, sections 26.1‑55‑04, 27‑05.2‑04, and 30.1‑20‑14, subsection 3 of section 35‑20‑17, sections 35‑36‑05, 38‑13.1‑03, 38‑18.1‑03, and 44‑04‑18.25, subsection 3 of section 47‑16‑07.1, section 54‑27‑15.1, subsection 6 of section 57‑38‑57, subsection 8 of section 57‑39.2‑23, and section 60‑01‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned and unclaimed property; to repeal chapter 47‑30.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the uniform unclaimed property act; to provide for a report; to provide a penalty; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
description: "Relating to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; to amend and reenact sections 9‑12‑29, 10‑19.1‑123, 10‑33‑114, and 15‑02‑05.2, subsection 3 of section 23.1‑15‑07, subsections 8 and 9 of section 26.1‑55‑02, sections 26.1‑55‑04, 27‑05.2‑04, and 30.1‑20‑14, subsection 3 of section 35‑20‑17, sections 35‑36‑05, 38‑13.1‑03, 38‑18.1‑03, and 44‑04‑18.25, subsection 3 of section 47‑16‑07.1, section 54‑27‑15.1, subsection 6 of section 57‑38‑57, subsection 8 of section 57‑39.2‑23, and section 60‑01‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned and unclaimed property; to repeal chapter 47‑30.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the uniform unclaimed property act; to provide for a report; to provide a penalty; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2048"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2048 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/847efbf2-ee29-4aef-aeb6-1272db5b97a1"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2048.html"
source_hash: "514e4f72b04f79c145d78c21742eaecf8b3049c42004310fb9550772dbbd09bb"
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 2048 (67) — Relating to the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; to amend and reenact sections 9‑12‑29, 10‑19.1‑123, 10‑33‑114, and 15‑02‑05.2, subsection 3 of section 23.1‑15‑07, subsections 8 and 9 of section 26.1‑55‑02, sections 26.1‑55‑04, 27‑05.2‑04, and 30.1‑20‑14, subsection 3 of section 35‑20‑17, sections 35‑36‑05, 38‑13.1‑03, 38‑18.1‑03, and 44‑04‑18.25, subsection 3 of section 47‑16‑07.1, section 54‑27‑15.1, subsection 6 of section 57‑38‑57, subsection 8 of section 57‑39.2‑23, and section 60‑01‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to abandoned and unclaimed property; to repeal chapter 47‑30.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the uniform unclaimed property act; to provide for a report; to provide a penalty; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

## 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/21-0167-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0167-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0167-04000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0167-05000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Business And Labor — cosponsor (person)
- Industry — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-06** Committee Hearing 01:45
- **2021-01-20** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2021-02-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-02** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-03-03** Reported back, do pass 11 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-03-08** Request return from committee
- **2021-03-08** Rereferred to Judiciary
- **2021-03-17** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-24** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-05** Conference committee appointed Klein D. Larsen Marcellais
- **2021-04-08** Conference committee appointed Klemin Christensen Hanson
- **2021-04-09** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-16** Signed by President
- **2021-04-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor 04/19 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/20 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/847efbf2-ee29-4aef-aeb6-1272db5b97a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).