---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of regional livestock planning grants; and to provide for an appropriation."
description: "Relating to the creation of regional livestock planning grants; and to provide for an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1437"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1437 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Beltz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52b0f183-f37f-404a-88c6-1729492f880c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "cbd89da7f083b4ad568a21dfa521e6471b20152690f45f23ab731679f10efcce"
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 1437 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of regional livestock planning grants; and to provide for an appropriation.

Relating to the creation of regional livestock planning grants; and to provide for an 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/23-0592-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0592-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0592-04000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0592-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437 — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437 — **81–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Beltz — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Jared Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Kempenich — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Luick — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Paul J. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-27** Reported back, do pass 8 2 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-27** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 04:30
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 04:39
- **2023-02-20** Committee Hearing 05:30
- **2023-02-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-17** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 03:20
- **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
- **2023-03-28** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-03** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-04-03** Committee Hearing 03:41
- **2023-04-04** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2023-04-05** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-11** Concurred
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by President
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/18 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/19 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52b0f183-f37f-404a-88c6-1729492f880c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).