---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 6-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Bank of North Dakota and the administration of the bulk propane storage tank revolving loan fund; to provide for a transfer; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
description: "Relating to the Bank of North Dakota and the administration of the bulk propane storage tank revolving loan fund; to provide for a transfer; and to provide a continuing appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2242"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2242 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Erbele"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5da92de3-82d6-4f5b-b3ef-64f133d1d2f4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "712aafe0dac6ea4cb8e51367bad7588fd40ec5ef239da2eac3467c59234acbd7"
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 2242 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 6-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Bank of North Dakota and the administration of the bulk propane storage tank revolving loan fund; to provide for a transfer; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

Relating to the Bank of North Dakota and the administration of the bulk propane storage tank revolving loan fund; to provide for a transfer; and to provide a continuing 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/23-0873-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0873-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0873-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0873-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2242 — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2242 — **82–10** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2242 — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert Erbele — primary (person)
- Keith Kempenich — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 11:25
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 11:45
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 09:25
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 11:25
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-02-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Amendment adopted
- **2023-02-06** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** 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 11:10
- **2023-03-03** Reported back, do pass 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 18 3 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 82 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-03-31** Refused to concur
- **2023-03-31** Conference committee appointed Kessel Kannianen Boehm
- **2023-04-04** Conference committee appointed Hagert Brandenburg Conmy
- **2023-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-17** Signed by President
- **2023-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Governor 04/20 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5da92de3-82d6-4f5b-b3ef-64f133d1d2f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).