---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 61-16.1-11 and section 61-16.1-15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint water resource boards and the construction of a water project in more than one county; and to amend and reenact section 61-16.1-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint water resource boards."
description: "Relating to joint water resource boards and the construction of a water project in more than one county; and to amend and reenact section 61‑16.1‑12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint water resource boards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2372"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2372 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randy D. Lemm"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/123b3b2c-2c90-4f70-98b0-4cae33493e80"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2f75febff729f8f422e61a7f29a47e4a59864e16609e38e075015bed307113f5"
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 2372 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 61-16.1-11 and section 61-16.1-15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint water resource boards and the construction of a water project in more than one county; and to amend and reenact section 61-16.1-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint water resource boards.

Relating to joint water resource boards and the construction of a water project in more than one county; and to amend and reenact section 61‑16.1‑12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to joint water resource boards.

## 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/23-1097-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1097-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1097-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1097-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2372 — **65–25** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2372 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2372 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Randy D. Lemm — primary (person)
- Larry Luick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-02-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 10:23
- **2023-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-04-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Rereferred to Energy and Natural Resources
- **2023-04-10** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-04-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 0 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 25 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-13** Concurred
- **2023-04-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `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/123b3b2c-2c90-4f70-98b0-4cae33493e80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).