---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1025"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1025 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS", "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48ad423e-c1fc-4831-80ad-3687837e1fa1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1025.html"
source_hash: "5afe3369eef1685fc298c14162b8fe42905c9b10636613ff971837eed3d77681"
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 HB 1025 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs; to provide for a report; and to provide an exemption.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-02002a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-02002m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-01001a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-01001m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dever** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-02001a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dever (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0213-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-11** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-01-29** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-08** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-11** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed Schobinger B. Anderson Holman
- **2019-04-12** Conference committee appointed Dever Poolman Mathern
- **2019-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 4 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-22** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by President
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/26 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48ad423e-c1fc-4831-80ad-3687837e1fa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).