---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 1-01-49, subsection 4 of section 10-30.5-01, and section 40-57.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of primary sector business."
description: "Relating to the definition of primary sector business."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2154"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2154 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sean Cleary"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f176969-4c7e-48f9-97cb-154375990bc5"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "c4adcefebeca0bba463a740e1625e6e5d427aa28f978e6c14be661dfb61d5613"
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 2154 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 1-01-49, subsection 4 of section 10-30.5-01, and section 40-57.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of primary sector business.

Relating to the definition of primary sector business.

## 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/25-0561-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0561-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2154 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2154 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sean Cleary — primary (person)
- David Monson — cosponsor (person)
- Jon O. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Landon Bahl — cosponsor (person)
- Paul J. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-20** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-01-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-23** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-03-07** Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** Returned to Senate
- **2025-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-14** Signed by President
- **2025-03-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Governor 03/17 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f176969-4c7e-48f9-97cb-154375990bc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).