---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 27-02.2-01, 27-02.2-02, 27-02.2-03, 27-02.2-04, 27-02.2-05, 27-02.2-06, 27-02.2-09, 27-02.2-10, and 27-02.2-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program."
description: "Relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2211"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2211 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Bekkedahl"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4746c407-093f-4395-9f53-9f38b022f140"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "54128cf202c9b5e60b61c9d234d20e255b34ff7a427414a2cef6713d320aafdf"
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 2211 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 27-02.2-01, 27-02.2-02, 27-02.2-03, 27-02.2-04, 27-02.2-05, 27-02.2-06, 27-02.2-09, 27-02.2-10, and 27-02.2-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program.

Relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program.

## 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/25-0941-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0941-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2211 — **73–17** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2211 — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brad Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)
- Zachary Ista — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-31** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2025-02-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-10** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 17 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Returned to Senate
- **2025-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-17** Signed by President
- **2025-03-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Governor 03/18 `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/4746c407-093f-4395-9f53-9f38b022f140`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).