---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 26.1-44-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to surplus lines insurance diligent search requirements; and to amend and reenact sections 26.1-44-02 and 26.1-44-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to surplus lines insurance."
description: "Relating to surplus lines insurance diligent search requirements; and to amend and reenact sections 26.1‑44‑02 and 26.1‑44‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to surplus lines insurance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2305"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2305 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry Klein"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f8c2642-b93e-4395-ae7a-26ceb4b1224d"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "babe33ce95f37e4ddc86f240e8f42d53317bb2f04589223fb5475d7fc37c52d6"
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 2305 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact section 26.1-44-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to surplus lines insurance diligent search requirements; and to amend and reenact sections 26.1-44-02 and 26.1-44-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to surplus lines insurance.

Relating to surplus lines insurance diligent search requirements; and to amend and reenact sections 26.1‑44‑02 and 26.1‑44‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to surplus lines insurance.

## 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/23-0965-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0965-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0965-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2305 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2305 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Klein — primary (person)
- Randy A. Burckhard — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-02-02** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-07** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-24** Signed by President
- **2023-03-24** 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/6f8c2642-b93e-4395-ae7a-26ceb4b1224d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).