---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 30.1-28-07 and chapter 54-68 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an office of guardianship and conservatorship and the removal of a guardian; to amend and reenact section 30.1-29-15 and subsection 1 of section 50-24.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of a conservator and the recovery of medical assistance expenses; to repeal chapter 27-27 and section 54-68-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring and transition requirements; to provide a penalty; to provide for a report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to an office of guardianship and conservatorship and the removal of a guardian; to amend and reenact section 30.1‑29‑15 and subsection 1 of section 50‑24.1‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of a conservator and the recovery of medical assistance expenses; to repeal chapter 27‑27 and section 54‑68‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring and transition requirements; to provide a penalty; to provide for a report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2029"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2029 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37aea9a6-8fb5-4758-8332-7d52880dac4e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "d9a5e04c1675563424a10c91d27339dcf8d9414269d6e4b883140e5a0a6efb43"
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 2029 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 30.1-28-07 and chapter 54-68 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an office of guardianship and conservatorship and the removal of a guardian; to amend and reenact section 30.1-29-15 and subsection 1 of section 50-24.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of a conservator and the recovery of medical assistance expenses; to repeal chapter 27-27 and section 54-68-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring and transition requirements; to provide a penalty; to provide for a report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to an office of guardianship and conservatorship and the removal of a guardian; to amend and reenact section 30.1‑29‑15 and subsection 1 of section 50‑24.1‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of a conservator and the recovery of medical assistance expenses; to repeal chapter 27‑27 and section 54‑68‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring and transition requirements; to provide a penalty; to provide for a report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/25-0224-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0224-08000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0224-03000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0224-04000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0224-07000.pdf)
6. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0224-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2029 — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2029 — **40–5** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2029 — **24–23** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2029 — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-13** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2025-01-13** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2025-01-28** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2025-02-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-07** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-02-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 24 nays 23 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-24** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-18** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Amendment adopted
- **2025-04-04** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-04-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-22** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-22** Conference committee appointed Paulson Myrdal Braunberger
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee appointed Frelich Hendrix Hanson
- **2025-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25** 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 as amended, yeas 91 nays 0 `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/37aea9a6-8fb5-4758-8332-7d52880dac4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).