---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the commission on legal counsel for indigents; to create and enact a new subsection to section 54-44.3-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to categories of positions in the state service; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "Relating to categories of positions in the state service; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2022"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2022 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9468b113-9935-43e3-b724-b0782b6d9a8e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "46b1d6844ac8e9c11cc39abf10bb6a7827be64217e5479b3df1fbdf78df1b459"
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 2022 (69) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the commission on legal counsel for indigents; to create and enact a new subsection to section 54-44.3-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to categories of positions in the state service; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Relating to categories of positions in the state service; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/25-0189-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0189-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0189-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0189-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2022 — **81–9** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2022 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2022 — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## 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 09:30
- **2025-01-30** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-07** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2025-03-18** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2025-03-24** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2025-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 81 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-18** Signed by President
- **2025-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9468b113-9935-43e3-b724-b0782b6d9a8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).