---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 25 of section 20.1-02-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a lifetime combination license; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to a lifetime combination license; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2297"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2297 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jordan L. Kannianen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6982da9a-2b5b-42bd-bc99-c908478a3e3b"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8e1cfe28adc06d717ae3638989e55af898078478154bdc5a2114102f8146c454"
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 2297 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 25 of section 20.1-02-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a lifetime combination license; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to a lifetime combination license; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23-0934-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0934-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0934-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0934-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2297 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2297 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2297 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jordan L. Kannianen — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Beard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-09** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **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 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-10** Committee Hearing 10:10
- **2023-03-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-03-20** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-05** Concurred
- **2023-04-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6982da9a-2b5b-42bd-bc99-c908478a3e3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).