---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 30.1-29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency conservators; to amend and reenact section 30.1-03-02, subsection 1 of section 30.1-29-05, sections 30.1-29-07 and 30.1-29-08, subsection 1 of section 30.1-29-09, and sections 30.1-29-18, 30.1-29-19, 30.1-29-22, 30.1-29-24, and 30.1-29-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a conservatorship."
description: "Relating to emergency conservators; to amend and reenact section 30.1‑03‑02, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑29‑05, sections 30.1‑29‑07 and 30.1‑29‑08, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑29‑09, and sections 30.1‑29‑18, 30.1‑29‑19, 30.1‑29‑22, 30.1‑29‑24, and 30.1‑29‑25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a conservatorship."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2222"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2222 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Dwyer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a972bcd-2d85-4afb-bd11-865f4e73e386"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "20ecff265c2a6bf06e51e801f72ada2b994610297aa805141bac4e146eb4cf14"
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 2222 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 30.1-29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency conservators; to amend and reenact section 30.1-03-02, subsection 1 of section 30.1-29-05, sections 30.1-29-07 and 30.1-29-08, subsection 1 of section 30.1-29-09, and sections 30.1-29-18, 30.1-29-19, 30.1-29-22, 30.1-29-24, and 30.1-29-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a conservatorship.

Relating to emergency conservators; to amend and reenact section 30.1‑03‑02, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑29‑05, sections 30.1‑29‑07 and 30.1‑29‑08, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑29‑09, and sections 30.1‑29‑18, 30.1‑29‑19, 30.1‑29‑22, 30.1‑29‑24, and 30.1‑29‑25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a conservatorship.

## 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/23-0620-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0620-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2222 — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2222 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Dwyer — primary (person)
- Jon O. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Sickler — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:23
- **2023-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-27** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 10:47
- **2023-03-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-23** Signed by President
- **2023-03-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-28** Signed by Governor 03/27 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a972bcd-2d85-4afb-bd11-865f4e73e386`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).