---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the judicial branch; to provide an appropriation to the office of guardianship and conservatorship; to create and enact a new subsection to section 54-06-08.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to credit and debit card fees; to amend and reenact sections 27-02-02 and 27-05-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of justices of the supreme court and salaries of district court judges; to provide for transfers; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption."
description: "Relating to credit and debit card fees; to amend and reenact sections 27‑02‑02 and 27‑05‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of justices of the supreme court and salaries of district court judges; to provide for transfers; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2002"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2002 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0746b4f-3f7c-4ef9-b5ad-e21ff578a470"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "677b5507a151c726249f2cec82991ca7b5dc0ed2d2ee658800b24f6077c8b5b2"
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 2002 (69) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the judicial branch; to provide an appropriation to the office of guardianship and conservatorship; to create and enact a new subsection to section 54-06-08.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to credit and debit card fees; to amend and reenact sections 27-02-02 and 27-05-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of justices of the supreme court and salaries of district court judges; to provide for transfers; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption.

Relating to credit and debit card fees; to amend and reenact sections 27‑02‑02 and 27‑05‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of justices of the supreme court and salaries of district court judges; to provide for transfers; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption.

## 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/25-0169-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0169-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0169-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0169-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0169-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2002 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2002 — **73–19** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2002 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2002 — **76–13** (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`
- **2025-01-20** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Received from Senate
- **2025-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-18** Laid over one legislative day
- **2025-04-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 73 nays 19 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-22** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-22** Conference committee appointed Thomas Conley Meyer
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee appointed Hanson Swiontek Richter
- **2025-05-01** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-05-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-05-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 76 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-05-02** Signed by President
- **2025-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Signed by Governor 05/12 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0746b4f-3f7c-4ef9-b5ad-e21ff578a470`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).