---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-39.1-10.3, 54-52-01, 54-52-02.5, 54-52-02.9, 54-52-02.11, 54-52-02.12, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-05, 54-52-14.3, 54-52-17.2, 54-52.2-09, 54-52.6-01, 54-52.6-02, 54-52.6-02.1, 54-52.6-02.2, 54-52.6-03, 54-52.6-05, 54-52.6-05.1, 54-52.6-08, 54-52.6-09, 54-52.6-09.6, 54-52.6-10, 54-52.6-13, 54-52.6-15, 54-52.6-19, 54-52.6-22, and 54-52.6-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the public employees retirement system retirement plans; to provide an exemption; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to the public employees retirement system retirement plans; to provide an exemption; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1548"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1548 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-23"
last_action: "2023-10-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ef8a22d-61a4-49ee-86bf-e8878bbda7da"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "926b23351e5264076af1d26636761934c31053028b6ee107de806efa94b6d639"
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 1548 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-39.1-10.3, 54-52-01, 54-52-02.5, 54-52-02.9, 54-52-02.11, 54-52-02.12, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-05, 54-52-14.3, 54-52-17.2, 54-52.2-09, 54-52.6-01, 54-52.6-02, 54-52.6-02.1, 54-52.6-02.2, 54-52.6-03, 54-52.6-05, 54-52.6-05.1, 54-52.6-08, 54-52.6-09, 54-52.6-09.6, 54-52.6-10, 54-52.6-13, 54-52.6-15, 54-52.6-19, 54-52.6-22, and 54-52.6-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the public employees retirement system retirement plans; to provide an exemption; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to the public employees retirement system retirement plans; to provide an exemption; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/special/documents/23-1172-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/special/documents/23-1172-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/special/documents/23-1172-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1548 — **82–9** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1548 — **42–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-23** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee `introduction`
- **2023-10-23** Committee Hearing 11:05
- **2023-10-24** Committee Hearing 10:53
- **2023-10-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-10-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-10-24** Received from House
- **2023-10-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee `introduction`
- **2023-10-24** Engrossment placed on calendar 13 1 0
- **2023-10-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-10-25** Returned to House
- **2023-10-25** Signed by President
- **2023-10-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-10-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** Signed by Governor 10/25 `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 10/25 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ef8a22d-61a4-49ee-86bf-e8878bbda7da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).