---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 6-09.4-10.1 and 21-10-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the legacy sinking and interest fund and the legacy earnings fund; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the legacy sinking and interest fund and the legacy earnings fund; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1379"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1379 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lefor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b78141-11fb-4048-aa5c-d154850ace38"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "825a2118486441d8b5cb4d8f450bfec6003334fa1e9a9faad7a4032d27812b87"
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 1379 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 6-09.4-10.1 and 21-10-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the legacy sinking and interest fund and the legacy earnings fund; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the legacy sinking and interest fund and the legacy earnings fund; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23-0695-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0695-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0695-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0695-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0695-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1379 — **77–16** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1379 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1379 — **76–14** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1379 — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lefor — primary (person)
- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Headland — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Dean Rummel — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nathe — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-20** Committee Hearing 05:45
- **2023-02-21** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2023-02-21** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 16 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2023-04-04** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-04-10** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-04-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-12** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-12** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-13** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-13** Conference committee appointed Bosch Lefor Vigesaa
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Bekkedahl Hogue Klein
- **2023-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 14, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-28** Signed by President
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/08 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09b78141-11fb-4048-aa5c-d154850ace38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).