---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 48-01.2-20 and a new section to chapter 54-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice requirements for construction manager at-risk contracts and state entities contracting for property management services; to amend and reenact section 54-21-24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the lease of additional space by state agencies; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "Relating to notice requirements for construction manager at-risk contracts and state entities contracting for property management services; to amend and reenact section 54‑21‑24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the lease of additional space by state agencies; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1288"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1288 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shannon Roers Jones"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8acf9a82-d515-4c1d-b002-22ac82b9f79f"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "08dc18c4ef9c87454e125f6b3f099d80784e482d810f408e50b5b6df97ebfed3"
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 1288 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 48-01.2-20 and a new section to chapter 54-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice requirements for construction manager at-risk contracts and state entities contracting for property management services; to amend and reenact section 54-21-24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the lease of additional space by state agencies; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Relating to notice requirements for construction manager at-risk contracts and state entities contracting for property management services; to amend and reenact section 54‑21‑24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the lease of additional space by state agencies; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/23-0626-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0626-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0626-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0626-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0626-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1288 — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1288 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1288 — **87–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1288 — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shannon Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Jim P. Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Sickler — cosponsor (person)
- Landon Bahl — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Swiontek — cosponsor (person)
- Zachary Ista — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-02-09** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-02-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-14** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-24** Committee Hearing 02:15
- **2023-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-03** Conference committee appointed Louser Satrom Steiner
- **2023-04-05** Conference committee appointed K. Roers Lee Sickler
- **2023-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by President
- **2023-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor 04/24 `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/8acf9a82-d515-4c1d-b002-22ac82b9f79f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).