---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 37 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of military impact zones and military compatibility committees."
description: "Relating to the establishment of military impact zones and military compatibility committees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2398"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2398 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Barta"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11a6c6a5-3cfc-4a85-9e43-d1bff62f72d4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a24d56878dbd9010bf5ebcb24e4eb5acffcbf10f285f5ff8dd8e353f421f4a5e"
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 2398 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 37 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of military impact zones and military compatibility committees.

Relating to the establishment of military impact zones and military compatibility committees.

## 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/25-1367-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1367-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1367-03000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1367-04000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1367-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2398 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2398 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2398 — **73–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeff Barta — primary (person)
- Jonathan Sickler — cosponsor (person)
- Jose L. Castaneda — cosponsor (person)
- Macy Bolinske — cosponsor (person)
- Nels Christianson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-19** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Amendment adopted
- **2025-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 5 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 73 nays 19 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-02** Concurred
- **2025-04-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-04** Signed by President
- **2025-04-04** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-08** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11a6c6a5-3cfc-4a85-9e43-d1bff62f72d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).