---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the imposition of tax onlicensing requirements for electronic smoking devicesdevice dealers and distributors; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to the imposition of tax onlicensing requirements for electronic smoking devicesdevice dealers and distributors; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2189"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2189 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b1e26c4-cec3-4622-b8d0-0e4178cd78d7"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2189.html"
source_hash: "7ee615340b9df7385a2358bf5f000d461bda487bb836858ef18cad16cb41b803"
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 2189 (67) — Relating to the imposition of tax onlicensing requirements for electronic smoking devicesdevice dealers and distributors; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/21-0518-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0518-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0518-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0518-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Oban — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-02-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-09** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-03-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 2 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 78 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-12** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-09** Concurred
- **2021-04-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 30 nays 17 `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/7b1e26c4-cec3-4622-b8d0-0e4178cd78d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).