---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-28-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the disposition of proceeds from tax lien foreclosures."
description: "Relating to the disposition of proceeds from tax lien foreclosures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1267"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1267 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Dockter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f657e6e5-327d-414c-b814-f3cf5c0825e9"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "f55839420a72b4029253112277719bb8f6e8528c9689a305866fa6943debe162"
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 1267 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-28-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the disposition of proceeds from tax lien foreclosures.

Relating to the disposition of proceeds from tax lien foreclosures.

## 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/23-0123-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0123-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1267 — **52–41** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1267 — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1267 — **41–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason Dockter — primary (person)
- Craig Headland — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Mark F. Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nathe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-01-18** Committee Hearing 03:20
- **2023-01-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 9 3 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 52 nays 41 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 09:01
- **2023-03-29** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-30** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-31** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-05** Laid over three legislative days
- **2023-04-11** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-12** Concurred
- **2023-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 24 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by President
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f657e6e5-327d-414c-b814-f3cf5c0825e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).