---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the council on the arts; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the council on the arts; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2010"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2010 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d64444c-fd79-48f2-8b9b-6c732215e51e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "77fbc5c1bda49b01715c3b10a74fc2998d764bb83e3a7efe3c51e64802f55643"
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 2010 (69) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the council on the arts; to provide for a transfer; 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/25-0177-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0177-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0177-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0177-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0177-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2010 — **34–13** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2010 — **42–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2010 — **38–9** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2010 — **69–20** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2010 — **61–30** (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`
- **2025-01-13** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-06** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-19** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2025-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-31** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 69 nays 20 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-04** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-04** Conference committee appointed Magrum Cleary Mathern
- **2025-04-09** Conference committee appointed Murphy B. Anderson Mitskog
- **2025-04-18** Appoint Sen. Davison to replace Sen. Cleary on conference committee
- **2025-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 38 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee report rejected
- **2025-04-28** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-28** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **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 as amended, yeas 61 nays 30 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-05-01** Signed by President
- **2025-05-01** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor 05/02 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d64444c-fd79-48f2-8b9b-6c732215e51e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).