---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 4.1-18.1-01.1 and nine new sections to chapter 4.1-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administrative rules, hemp commodities or products, powers of the commissioner, and civil enforcement remedies; to amend and reenact sections 4.1-18.1-01 and 4.1-18.1-04.3, section 4.1-59-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, as created by section 2 of House Bill No. 1393, as approved by the sixty-eighth legislative assembly, and subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subdivision m of subsection 5 of section 19-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, prohibited acts by licensees, schedule I controlled substances tetrahydrocannabinols, and bonding requirements for grain buyers; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to administrative rules, hemp commodities or products, powers of the commissioner, and civil enforcement remedies; to amend and reenact sections 4.1‑18.1‑01 and 4.1‑18.1‑04.3, section 4.1‑59‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, as created by section 2 of House Bill No. 1393, as approved by the sixty‑eighth legislative assembly, and subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subdivision m of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, prohibited acts by licensees, schedule I controlled substances tetrahydrocannabinols, and bonding requirements for grain buyers; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2096"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2096 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0248ef6a-20a1-4010-aa43-fed5a7d72d27"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "573d6137b925d0f45d1e5bb442e0cb8e26ea9dca1b8ba16357819c5b52f4a265"
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 2096 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact section 4.1-18.1-01.1 and nine new sections to chapter 4.1-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administrative rules, hemp commodities or products, powers of the commissioner, and civil enforcement remedies; to amend and reenact sections 4.1-18.1-01 and 4.1-18.1-04.3, section 4.1-59-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, as created by section 2 of House Bill No. 1393, as approved by the sixty-eighth legislative assembly, and subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subdivision m of subsection 5 of section 19-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, prohibited acts by licensees, schedule I controlled substances tetrahydrocannabinols, and bonding requirements for grain buyers; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to administrative rules, hemp commodities or products, powers of the commissioner, and civil enforcement remedies; to amend and reenact sections 4.1‑18.1‑01 and 4.1‑18.1‑04.3, section 4.1‑59‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, as created by section 2 of House Bill No. 1393, as approved by the sixty‑eighth legislative assembly, and subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subdivision m of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions, prohibited acts by licensees, schedule I controlled substances tetrahydrocannabinols, and bonding requirements for grain buyers; 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/23-8110-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8110-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2096 — **75–15** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2096 — **43–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2096 — **43–4** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2023-01-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-01-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-04-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 75 nays 15 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-13** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-17** Concurred
- **2023-04-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-19** Signed by President
- **2023-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0248ef6a-20a1-4010-aa43-fed5a7d72d27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).