---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to criminal history record checks; and to amend and reenact sections 41‑02‑45, 51‑05.1‑01.1, and 51‑05.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctions and auctioneer's and clerk's licenses and standards."
description: "Relating to criminal history record checks; and to amend and reenact sections 41‑02‑45, 51‑05.1‑01.1, and 51‑05.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctions and auctioneer's and clerk's licenses and standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2338"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2338 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2322c219-e947-4ab2-9764-255443adb7fd"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2338.html"
source_hash: "e01ed3d8705d6fe3c3bc0a45d76f76d4480d4bac73acbd4178e4785c51fbcf45"
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 2338 (67) — Relating to criminal history record checks; and to amend and reenact sections 41‑02‑45, 51‑05.1‑01.1, and 51‑05.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctions and auctioneer's and clerk's licenses and standards.

## 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/21-1017-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1017-04000.pdf)
3. **SENATE BILL NO. 2338 with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1017-03000.pdf)
4. **SENATE BILL NO. 2338 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1017-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Fors — cosponsor (person)
- Paur — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Trottier — cosponsor (person)
- Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-02-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-05** Conference committee appointed Vedaa Kreun Marcellais
- **2021-04-08** Conference committee appointed Hagert Schauer Adams
- **2021-04-14** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-16** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 68 nays 23 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2322c219-e947-4ab2-9764-255443adb7fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).