---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 46-05-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to publication requirements for legal notices."
description: "Relating to publication requirements for legal notices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2069"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2069 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8ce27b8-0a7f-4a07-af94-a0d31490af40"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "5bd11942b8bb5bf53870cf64c8652bdd791acde01d6908c80c38b395604d1750"
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 2069 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 46-05-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to publication requirements for legal notices.

Relating to publication requirements for legal notices.

## 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/25-8065-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8065-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8065-02000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8065-03000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8065-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2069 — **25–22** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2069 — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2069 — **72–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- State and Local Government — 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`
- **2025-01-09** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2025-01-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-03** Amendment adopted
- **2025-02-03** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2025-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 7 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 25 nays 22 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-04-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 72 nays 17 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-16** Concurred
- **2025-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 32 nays 15 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-21** Signed by President
- **2025-04-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/22 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8ce27b8-0a7f-4a07-af94-a0d31490af40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).