---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 37-17.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment and administration of a hazard mitigation revolving loan fund; to amend and reenact subsection 12 of section 54-16-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency commission authorizations; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
description: "Relating to the establishment and administration of a hazard mitigation revolving loan fund; to amend and reenact subsection 12 of section 54‑16‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency commission authorizations; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1070 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f77b818-3a82-4a5d-a5eb-8e9b1fe784dc"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e665d2b90f6b64594185f61c516b6a23b6a43422a5145af148e3a62f2ed2f299"
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 HB 1070 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 37-17.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment and administration of a hazard mitigation revolving loan fund; to amend and reenact subsection 12 of section 54-16-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency commission authorizations; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

Relating to the establishment and administration of a hazard mitigation revolving loan fund; to amend and reenact subsection 12 of section 54‑16‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency commission authorizations; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8104-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8104-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8104-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8104-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1070 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1070 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1070 — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Government and Veterans Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-12** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **2023-01-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-16** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 03:29
- **2023-02-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:51
- **2023-03-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-03-24** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-05** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f77b818-3a82-4a5d-a5eb-8e9b1fe784dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).