---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to theft offenses; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to theft offenses; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2166"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2166 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34b9faf5-c527-4265-ad33-5cb182dd2161"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2166.html"
source_hash: "f6bff6f61b5ca76f184c838feec981395c00e4a4a1b2d00adc23e5b6aa963404"
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 2166 (67) — Relating to theft offenses; to provide a penalty; 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/21-0733-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0733-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0733-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0733-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Larsen — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-18** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-01-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-28** Laid over one legislative day
- **2021-01-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-03-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-18** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 63 nays 30 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-03-19** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-08** Concurred
- **2021-04-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Signed by President
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34b9faf5-c527-4265-ad33-5cb182dd2161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).