---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-39.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a large facility development fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 57-39.2-04.15 and section 57-39.2-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for a fertilizer plant and allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to a large facility development fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 57‑39.2‑04.15 and section 57‑39.2‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for a fertilizer plant and allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2334"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2334 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Bekkedahl"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbe6ad8d-3b29-43e4-ad88-cbf70f879067"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ae2bc2e35054c50dcbe3f7d9f028b379c60d93c409386f75986a8a65de96246a"
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 2334 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-39.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a large facility development fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 57-39.2-04.15 and section 57-39.2-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for a fertilizer plant and allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to a large facility development fund; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 57‑39.2‑04.15 and section 57‑39.2‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for a fertilizer plant and allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date.

## 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/23-0985-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0985-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2334 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2334 — **79–13** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2334 — **80–13** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2334 — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brad Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Keith Kempenich — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-27** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 02:31
- **2023-03-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 80 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-03-31** Refused to concur
- **2023-03-31** Conference committee appointed Weber Patten Piepkorn
- **2023-04-03** Conference committee appointed Hagert Dockter Motschenbacher
- **2023-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 79 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-27** Signed by President
- **2023-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/29 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbe6ad8d-3b29-43e4-ad88-cbf70f879067`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).