---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 4.1-53-48, subsection 3 of section 4.1-53-57, subsection 2 of section 4.1-53-61, subsection 2 of section 4.1-55-17, and section 4.1-57-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requirements for certification under the plant variety protection act; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to requirements for certification under the plant variety protection act; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2062"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2062 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06f4689d-6d72-4d1f-aef0-4cc21609f276"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e832a6dd311157443406d062335774a8aa0e130d34c019bc11751b631043f5b6"
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 2062 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 4.1-53-48, subsection 3 of section 4.1-53-57, subsection 2 of section 4.1-53-61, subsection 2 of section 4.1-55-17, and section 4.1-57-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requirements for certification under the plant variety protection act; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to requirements for certification under the plant variety protection act; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/23-8112-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8112-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2062 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2062 — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Agriculture and Veterans Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-13** Committee Hearing 11:10
- **2023-01-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-17** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-03-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-15** Signed by President
- **2023-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Governor 03/20 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06f4689d-6d72-4d1f-aef0-4cc21609f276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).