---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 35-24-01 and sections 35-24-03, 35-24-11, and 35-27-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to well or pipeline construction liens and construction liens."
description: "Relating to well or pipeline construction liens and construction liens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2311"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2311 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd Beard"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a95ac52-c0dc-4b0e-8a36-34291349f6b8"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "426310b9b37b644b7e399f25194bae334c9e80e9d5c7ef0d8a81b2f907526a52"
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 2311 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 35-24-01 and sections 35-24-03, 35-24-11, and 35-27-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to well or pipeline construction liens and construction liens.

Relating to well or pipeline construction liens and construction liens.

## 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/23-0982-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0982-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0982-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0982-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0982-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2311 — **88–2** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2311 — **35–11** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2311 — **40–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Todd Beard — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Kessel — cosponsor (person)
- Nico Rios — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dyk — 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`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-08** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 09:25
- **2023-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 0 5 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-28** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-03-29** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-04-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-10** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 88 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-11** Concurred
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-13** Signed by President
- **2023-04-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/18 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/19 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a95ac52-c0dc-4b0e-8a36-34291349f6b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).