---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 61-24.6-02, 61-24.6-03, 61-24.6-04, and 61-24.6-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of the northwest area water supply authority; and to provide for application."
description: "Relating to the creation of the northwest area water supply authority; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1218"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1218 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jon O. Nelson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca2d6c76-ad49-44a0-92df-a04e49a2ea5a"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "7fe7541ce0dfa6598546540e4a0d6703227b64cf38374af3efbfb2ee66a9d72e"
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 1218 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 61-24.6-02, 61-24.6-03, 61-24.6-04, and 61-24.6-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of the northwest area water supply authority; and to provide for application.

Relating to the creation of the northwest area water supply authority; and to provide for application.

## 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/23-0631-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0631-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0631-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0631-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1218 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1218 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1218 — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jon O. Nelson — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Jayme Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-02-10** Committee Hearing 10:10
- **2023-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Received from House
- **2023-02-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2023-03-02** Committee Hearing 11:20
- **2023-03-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-07** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca2d6c76-ad49-44a0-92df-a04e49a2ea5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).