---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the parks and recreation department; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for an exemption."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the parks and recreation department; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for an exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2019"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2019 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/730d1029-aa4a-4348-b3fd-c6a1d9ced9b4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a3b1371b31fba6086caffd18857b33964a3c96888cb4e0eb15b8dba46d554f22"
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 2019 (68) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the parks and recreation department; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for an exemption.

## 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/23-0273-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0273-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0273-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0273-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0273-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019 — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019 — **63–27** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019 — **62–30** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2019 — **38–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-05** Committee Hearing 01:00
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-02-09** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 11:13
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 06:25
- **2023-02-17** 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 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 02:15
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-04-12** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-04-13** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-04-13** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-04-17** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-04-18** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-04-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 62 nays 30 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-21** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-21** Conference committee appointed Sorvaag Rust Bekkedahl
- **2023-04-21** Conference committee appointed Sanford Martinson Hanson
- **2023-04-26** Appoint Sen. Meyer to replace Sen. Rust on conference committee
- **2023-04-28** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-28** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 38 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-28** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 63 nays 27 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-29** Signed by President
- **2023-04-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/04 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/05 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/730d1029-aa4a-4348-b3fd-c6a1d9ced9b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).