---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to school board authority regarding the posting of the ten commandments and the recitation of the pledge of allegiance."
description: "Relating to school board authority regarding the posting of the ten commandments and the recitation of the pledge of allegiance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2308"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2308 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b02e31f-5351-42e9-99b7-7d0539eff95d"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2308.html"
source_hash: "229a4b98374f3cdd557875eaa81847671ee64c9161cbb3b4c7e0bf206bf0f1a4"
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 2308 (67) — Relating to school board authority regarding the posting of the ten commandments and the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.

## 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/21-0952-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0952-04000.pdf)
3. **SENATE BILL NO. 2308 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0952-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Strinden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-02-02** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** Request return from committee
- **2021-02-23** Rereferred to Judiciary
- **2021-03-24** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 76 nays 16 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-09** Concurred
- **2021-04-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8 `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/8b02e31f-5351-42e9-99b7-7d0539eff95d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).