---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-10-12.1, 48-01.2-25, 54-16-03, 54-16-04, 54-16-04.1, 54-16-09, and 54-16-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission and budget section; to repeal sections 54-16-04.2, 54-16-08, and 54-16-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission; and to provide an appropriation."
description: "Relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission and budget section; to repeal sections 54‑16‑04.2, 54‑16‑08, and 54‑16‑11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission; and to provide an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1233"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1233 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lefor"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2df8c0a-5563-48bf-ad32-64ae57c38166"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "609a4e9df95a036d75dc0d78e5bac7f7bf1c0d2f47e96b3e4a99cb36db3996d3"
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 1233 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-10-12.1, 48-01.2-25, 54-16-03, 54-16-04, 54-16-04.1, 54-16-09, and 54-16-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission and budget section; to repeal sections 54-16-04.2, 54-16-08, and 54-16-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission; and to provide an appropriation.

Relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission and budget section; to repeal sections 54‑16‑04.2, 54‑16‑08, and 54‑16‑11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the emergency commission; and to provide an appropriation.

## 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/25-0404-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0404-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1233 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1233 — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lefor — primary (person)
- Brad Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-01-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-30** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-02-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 22 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-05** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-27** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-03-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Returned to House
- **2025-04-03** Signed by President
- **2025-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2df8c0a-5563-48bf-ad32-64ae57c38166`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).