---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; to amend and reenact sections 55-03-01 and 55-03-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to permit fees; to provide an exemption; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "Relating to permit fees; to provide an exemption; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2018"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2018 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/183c28e7-2faf-44ef-acb5-060280e64e44"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "d48264900db811296c274db49f3925bd676839cecd945d95dd0723565fa3e764"
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 SB 2018 (68) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; to amend and reenact sections 55-03-01 and 55-03-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to permit fees; to provide an exemption; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Relating to permit fees; to provide an exemption; to provide a statement of legislative intent; 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/23-0272-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0272-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0272-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0272-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0272-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2018 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2018 — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2018 — **58–31** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2018 — **70–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-09** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-02-09** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 10:55
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 06:20
- **2023-02-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-03-31** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-04-07** Committee Hearing 09:11
- **2023-04-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 3 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 58 nays 31 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-13** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-13** Conference committee appointed Meyer Sorvaag Krebsbach
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Richter Martinson Hanson
- **2023-04-25** 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 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 70 nays 22 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-27** Signed by President
- **2023-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/05 `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/183c28e7-2faf-44ef-acb5-060280e64e44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).