---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to irrevocable itemized funeral contracts and Medicaid assets exempt for funeral expenses; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to irrevocable itemized funeral contracts and Medicaid assets exempt for funeral expenses; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2261"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2261 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ca93fc9-fa23-4a70-abb6-d3b98bafd90c"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2261.html"
source_hash: "922a50147c7030e55dcc76ddcd049404095924027000bec8d406e1555294a47f"
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 2261 (67) — Relating to irrevocable itemized funeral contracts and Medicaid assets exempt for funeral expenses; 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/21-0954-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0954-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0954-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0954-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-01-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-01-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-08** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2021-03-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Rereferred to Industry, Business and Labor
- **2021-03-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Emergency clause carried
- **2021-03-17** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-08** Concurred
- **2021-04-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, 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/8ca93fc9-fa23-4a70-abb6-d3b98bafd90c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).