--- type: "Bill" title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of water resources; to provide an appropriation to the parks and recreation department; to amend and reenact section 61-02-79 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 4 of chapter 20 of the 2021 Session Laws, relating to a Bank of North Dakota line of credit and state water commission discretionary funding; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency." description: "Relating to a Bank of North Dakota line of credit and state water commission discretionary funding; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency." jurisdiction: "us/states/nd" legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly" session: "68" identifier: "SB 2020" citation: "North Dakota SB 2020 (68)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 5 action_count: 50 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2023-01-03" last_action: "2023-05-18" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/926102e1-621e-4551-a2e3-75fff6a813b0" source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json" source_hash: "cedc31b1c0083e02747a72e31efffe16885e1952f9428f50c2d4d638efc2ebbb" 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 2020 (68) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of water resources; to provide an appropriation to the parks and recreation department; to amend and reenact section 61-02-79 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 4 of chapter 20 of the 2021 Session Laws, relating to a Bank of North Dakota line of credit and state water commission discretionary funding; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency. Relating to a Bank of North Dakota line of credit and state water commission discretionary funding; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide legislative intent; to provide an exemption; 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/23-0274-01000.pdf) 2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0274-05000.pdf) 3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0274-02000.pdf) 4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0274-04000.pdf) 5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0274-03000.pdf) ## Votes - Motion for Final Passage on SB 2020 — **46–1** (pass) · upper - Motion for Final Passage on SB 2020 — **92–0** (pass) · lower - Motion for Final Passage on SB 2020 — **46–0** (pass) · upper - Motion for Final Passage on SB 2020 — **88–4** (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` - **2023-01-11** Committee Hearing 02:00 - **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 08:30 - **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:00 - **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 02:00 - **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 02:00 - **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 08:30 - **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 02:30 - **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 02:30 - **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 04:50 - **2023-02-20** Committee Hearing 07:40 - **2023-02-20** Committee Hearing 10:00 - **2023-02-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar - **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2` - **2023-02-22** Received from Senate - **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee `introduction` - **2023-03-02** Committee Hearing 01:00 - **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 08:00 - **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 02:15 - **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 02:15 - **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 02:15 - **2023-03-29** Committee Hearing 09:00 - **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 02:30 - **2023-04-13** Committee Hearing 11:00 - **2023-04-13** Committee Hearing 03:30 - **2023-04-17** Committee Hearing 11:05 - **2023-04-18** Committee Hearing 10:30 - **2023-04-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-04-20** Laid over one legislative day - **2023-04-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-04-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar - **2023-04-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2` - **2023-04-21** Emergency clause carried - **2023-04-21** Returned to Senate (12) - **2023-04-21** Refused to concur - **2023-04-21** Conference committee appointed Sorvaag Schaible Bekkedahl - **2023-04-25** Conference committee appointed Swiontek Martinson Richter - **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 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `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 88 nays 4 `passage, reading-2` - **2023-04-28** Emergency clause carried - **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 05/08 `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/926102e1-621e-4551-a2e3-75fff6a813b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).