---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; to amend and reenact section 55-01-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1018"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1018 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21c44216-f973-4208-873d-cd39bbd0384c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "51b0c6a17f6d1889586d958075e4e613d083a79ec598a2fa5751e1375b1a5f91"
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 HB 1018 (69) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state historical society; to amend and reenact section 55-01-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; 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/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0162-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0162-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0162-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0162-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0162-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1018 — **64–27** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1018 — **42–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1018 — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1018 — **67–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-14** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-01-29** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2025-02-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 67 nays 25 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Received from House
- **2025-03-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2025-04-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-10** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-04-10** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-14** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-14** Conference committee appointed Louser Martinson Hanson
- **2025-04-16** Conference committee appointed Meyer Conley Thomas
- **2025-04-28** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-29** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 27, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-29** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-05-01** Signed by President
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Signed by Governor 05/05 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/06 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21c44216-f973-4208-873d-cd39bbd0384c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).