---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax deduction for retired law enforcement personnel benefits; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to an income tax deduction for retired law enforcement personnel benefits; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2147"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2147 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diane Larson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dab76fdc-b897-45ef-aa6a-30173a765d86"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "d11725e39934f5e75a2fcfa63b6aef4aecd72060f061b90c6d2a4291af5b6c9e"
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 2147 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax deduction for retired law enforcement personnel benefits; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to an income tax deduction for retired law enforcement personnel benefits; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/23-0019-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0019-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147 — **90–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diane Larson — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-06** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 11:40
- **2023-01-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 03:06
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 02:25
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 02:44
- **2023-03-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-11** Signed by President
- **2023-04-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor 04/13 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dab76fdc-b897-45ef-aa6a-30173a765d86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).