---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-11, a new subsection to section 11-11-14, a new section to chapter 40-05, a new section to chapter 58-06, a new subsection to section 58-06-01, and a new section to chapter 61-16.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to floodplain management powers and ordinances for counties, cities, and townships; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 11-33-03, subsection 67 of section 40-05-01, subsection 2 of section 40-47-03, and sections 58-03-12 and 61-16.2-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county, city, and township floodplain management ordinances and to provide definitions."
description: "Relating to floodplain management powers and ordinances for counties, cities, and townships; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 11‑33‑03, subsection 67 of section 40‑05‑01, subsection 2 of section 40‑47‑03, and sections 58‑03‑12 and 61‑16.2‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county, city, and township floodplain management ordinances and to provide definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2027"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2027 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/437ccf61-59d9-4323-9f76-4857aad67470"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "59aba05d96bac8adfa9be1779aba3bf6bbfc7c68955ddb0d6421119bbe5bb1a7"
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 2027 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-11, a new subsection to section 11-11-14, a new section to chapter 40-05, a new section to chapter 58-06, a new subsection to section 58-06-01, and a new section to chapter 61-16.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to floodplain management powers and ordinances for counties, cities, and townships; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 11-33-03, subsection 67 of section 40-05-01, subsection 2 of section 40-47-03, and sections 58-03-12 and 61-16.2-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county, city, and township floodplain management ordinances and to provide definitions.

Relating to floodplain management powers and ordinances for counties, cities, and townships; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 11‑33‑03, subsection 67 of section 40‑05‑01, subsection 2 of section 40‑47‑03, and sections 58‑03‑12 and 61‑16.2‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county, city, and township floodplain management ordinances and to provide definitions.

## 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/25-0338-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0338-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0338-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2027 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2027 — **83–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-10** Committee Hearing 08:45
- **2025-01-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-01-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-29** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-21** Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Returned to Senate
- **2025-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-27** Signed by President
- **2025-03-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Signed by Governor 03/28 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-01** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/437ccf61-59d9-4323-9f76-4857aad67470`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).