---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for an intermodal facility grant program; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for an intermodal facility grant program; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2245"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2245 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3215988c-2ec7-48b9-91b7-1d90577f65d5"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2245.html"
source_hash: "67d8594a881e63a5f51274bfd8664a62faf03e75f06c0faa81d6875aa08a7023"
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 2245 (67) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for an intermodal facility grant program; 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/21-0931-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0931-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0931-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0931-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0931-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Burckhard — cosponsor (person)
- Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Krebsbach — cosponsor (person)
- Louser — cosponsor (person)
- Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-02-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Received from Senate
- **2021-03-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 18 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-04-07** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-07** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-22** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-22** Conference committee appointed Krebsbach Davison Rust
- **2021-04-23** Conference committee appointed J. Nelson Kempenich Brandenburg
- **2021-04-27** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Conference committee report rejected
- **2021-04-27** New conference committee appointed J. Nelson Kempenich Brandenburg
- **2021-04-28** Appoint Rep. D. Johnson to replace Rep. Kempenich on conference committee
- **2021-04-29** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 82 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-04-29** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-29** Signed by President
- **2021-04-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Governor 04/30 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/03 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3215988c-2ec7-48b9-91b7-1d90577f65d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).