---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 53-06.1-12.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a charitable gaming technology fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53-06.1-03 and subsection 1 of section 53-06.1-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to gaming license fees and deposits in a charitable gaming technology fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer."
description: "Relating to the creation of a charitable gaming technology fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53‑06.1‑03 and subsection 1 of section 53‑06.1‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to gaming license fees and deposits in a charitable gaming technology fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2281"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2281 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Luick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6070a303-65d4-4176-977d-a58b2781c3d4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "f0d7b958c361b8cf5786dc20366882c8b63369c84efc6021ba6e17e7e005b1b1"
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 2281 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact section 53-06.1-12.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a charitable gaming technology fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53-06.1-03 and subsection 1 of section 53-06.1-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to gaming license fees and deposits in a charitable gaming technology fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

Relating to the creation of a charitable gaming technology fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53‑06.1‑03 and subsection 1 of section 53‑06.1‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to gaming license fees and deposits in a charitable gaming technology fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

## 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/23-0926-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0926-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0926-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0926-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2281 — **42–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2281 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2281 — **77–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry Luick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-01-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Amendment adopted
- **2023-01-30** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 08:40
- **2023-02-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-03-03** Reported back, do pass 8 1 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-03-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-24** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-04-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 77 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-13** Concurred
- **2023-04-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **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/6070a303-65d4-4176-977d-a58b2781c3d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).