---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 18-01-02, subsection 1 of section 18-01-03.1, sections 18-01-06, 18-01-07, 23-15-04, and 54-12-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to updating language for the state fire marshal department and to the attorney general's authority to appoint the state fire marshal; to repeal sections 18-01-35 and 18-01-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fund fees collected by the state fire marshal department; and to provide for a retroactive application."
description: "Relating to updating language for the state fire marshal department and to the attorney general's authority to appoint the state fire marshal; to repeal sections 18‑01‑35 and 18‑01‑36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fund fees collected by the state fire marshal department; and to provide for a retroactive application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2090"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2090 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6378d4f7-db22-40d9-b3b4-b05e08539b75"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8c9aeba8b16f1dbd2633eb63beb8063a289f4ae16ca4f1837c97f228db0bde55"
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 2090 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 18-01-02, subsection 1 of section 18-01-03.1, sections 18-01-06, 18-01-07, 23-15-04, and 54-12-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to updating language for the state fire marshal department and to the attorney general's authority to appoint the state fire marshal; to repeal sections 18-01-35 and 18-01-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fund fees collected by the state fire marshal department; and to provide for a retroactive application.

Relating to updating language for the state fire marshal department and to the attorney general's authority to appoint the state fire marshal; to repeal sections 18‑01‑35 and 18‑01‑36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to fund fees collected by the state fire marshal department; and to provide for a retroactive application.

## 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/25-8127-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8127-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8127-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2090 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2090 — **86–6** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2090 — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## 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 01:30
- **2025-01-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-21** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2025-03-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-13** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-03-18** Concurred
- **2025-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-21** Signed by President
- **2025-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Signed by Governor 03/24 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/25 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6378d4f7-db22-40d9-b3b4-b05e08539b75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).