---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 15-10.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to specified concepts at institutions of higher education."
description: "Relating to specified concepts at institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2247"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2247 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Paulson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8eaf7f62-c787-4931-82d9-e9302db7138b"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "26874077cf0f3b3407c5eec3e381afc992e694ea81ca72f9d532e3c0ba8ed989"
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 2247 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 15-10.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to specified concepts at institutions of higher education.

Relating to specified concepts at institutions of higher education.

## 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/23-0417-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0417-07000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0417-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0417-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0417-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **40–7** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **50–39** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **51–40** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Committee Report on SB 2247 — **51–38** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2247 — **38–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Paulson — primary (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Michael A. Wobbema — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Toman — cosponsor (person)
- Randy D. Lemm — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dyk — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 02:32
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-30** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 10:40
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 38 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 10:41
- **2023-03-21** Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 6 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 51 nays 40 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Reconsidered
- **2023-03-27** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 11:51
- **2023-04-11** Committee Hearing 10:43
- **2023-04-12** Divided committee report, amended, maj 12 min 10
- **2023-04-12** Divided committee report, amended, maj 12 min 10
- **2023-04-12** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-13** Minority report adopted
- **2023-04-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 50 nays 39 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-19** Concurred
- **2023-04-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-20** Signed by President
- **2023-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/24 `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/8eaf7f62-c787-4931-82d9-e9302db7138b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).