---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 61-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and accrued and unpaid interest in western area water supply authority loans; to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 61-40-05, and sections 61-40-09, 61-40-10, and 61-40-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the oversight of the western area water supply authority and infrastructure revolving loan fund payments; and to provide an appropriation."
description: "Relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and accrued and unpaid interest in western area water supply authority loans; to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 61‑40‑05, and sections 61‑40‑09, 61‑40‑10, and 61‑40-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the oversight of the western area water supply authority and infrastructure revolving loan fund payments; and to provide an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2196"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2196 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Patten"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d7a5c83-962d-4f52-9ba5-17eda5e92368"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a30b1a2112fee6ee5f2382aace2f6b424d29f9862952180a98bf35023aa5d37e"
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 2196 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 61-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and accrued and unpaid interest in western area water supply authority loans; to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 61-40-05, and sections 61-40-09, 61-40-10, and 61-40-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the oversight of the western area water supply authority and infrastructure revolving loan fund payments; and to provide an appropriation.

Relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and accrued and unpaid interest in western area water supply authority loans; to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 61‑40‑05, and sections 61‑40‑09, 61‑40‑10, and 61‑40-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the oversight of the western area water supply authority and infrastructure revolving loan fund payments; and to provide an appropriation.

## 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/23-0658-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0658-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2196 — **81–10** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2196 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2196 — **84–8** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2196 — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale Patten — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- David Richter — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan L. Kannianen — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Beard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:40
- **2023-01-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 09:40
- **2023-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 1 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 81 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-03-31** Refused to concur
- **2023-03-31** Conference committee appointed Patten Kannianen Sorvaag
- **2023-04-03** Conference committee appointed Bosch Dockter J. Olson
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-27** Signed by President
- **2023-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/29 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d7a5c83-962d-4f52-9ba5-17eda5e92368`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).