---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for enterprise information technology equipment and computer software purchased for use in a qualified data center; and to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration datefor retroactive application."
description: "Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for enterprise information technology equipment and computer software purchased for use in a qualified data center; and to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration datefor retroactive application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2137"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2137 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21a55f6f-1cc4-423e-b159-294af47fbdc3"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2137.html"
source_hash: "d03fd0af56f113cf6726cf9a69c3de9240bd922fc0774a80d2506eb912641074"
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 2137 (67) — Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for enterprise information technology equipment and computer software purchased for use in a qualified data center; and to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration datefor retroactive application.

## 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/21-0455-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0455-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0455-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0455-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Damschen — cosponsor (person)
- Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Monson — cosponsor (person)
- Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Oehlke — cosponsor (person)
- Patten — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-19** Received from Senate
- **2021-03-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 72 nays 20 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-05** Conference committee appointed Meyer Bell Piepkorn
- **2021-04-07** Conference committee appointed D. Anderson Bosch Toman
- **2021-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21a55f6f-1cc4-423e-b159-294af47fbdc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).