---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 5-04-02 and 5-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to wholesaler and brewer relations."
description: "Relating to wholesaler and brewer relations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2136"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2136 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry Klein"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d46990df-a08b-477d-ab9c-9402d2c80b51"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "4c3670fd1767dcf8aebf796d58b5d7b6a0f5acdc490e88008cacbe84815d26a1"
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 2136 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 5-04-02 and 5-04-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to wholesaler and brewer relations.

Relating to wholesaler and brewer relations.

## 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/25-0781-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0781-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2136 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2136 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2136 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Klein — primary (person)
- Greg Kessel — cosponsor (person)
- Jared C. Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Barta — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Warrey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-01-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-20** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Hearing 08:45
- **2025-03-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-18** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-03-20** Concurred
- **2025-03-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-24** Signed by President
- **2025-03-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor 03/25 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d46990df-a08b-477d-ab9c-9402d2c80b51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).