---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-39.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an animal agriculture facility infrastructure fund; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 11-23-02 and section 57-39.2-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county budget limits and the allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to an animal agriculture facility infrastructure fund; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 11‑23‑02 and section 57‑39.2‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county budget limits and the allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2177"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2177 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul J. Thomas"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22ddd155-b1b7-4c20-a613-7d75c8b6c099"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "fd9115a1a849c3097542bd1bd6870fd7ab224b50bbe6655478ab6dc7ae5144b1"
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 2177 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-39.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an animal agriculture facility infrastructure fund; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 11-23-02 and section 57-39.2-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county budget limits and the allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to an animal agriculture facility infrastructure fund; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 11‑23‑02 and section 57‑39.2‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county budget limits and the allocation of sales tax revenue; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an expiration 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/25-0947-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0947-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0947-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0947-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2177 — **71–21** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2177 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2177 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul J. Thomas — primary (person)
- Cole Conley — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Jared C. Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-20** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-14** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-03-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 71 nays 21 `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/22ddd155-b1b7-4c20-a613-7d75c8b6c099`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).