---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑12‑26 and 15.1‑12‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dissolution of school districts."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑12‑26 and 15.1‑12‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dissolution of school districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1434"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1434 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "SCHOOL BOARDS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Hatlestad", "Magrum", "Richter", "Rust", "Zubke"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106aac6d-f101-4ac0-af25-b9073c38f547"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1434.html"
source_hash: "da244ced8ac56d80eb16a648cdf6ca7e518f8c2afb86e7b3e3013f8c4f1aab11"
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 1434 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑12‑26 and 15.1‑12‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dissolution of school districts.

## 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/19-0932-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0932-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0932-03000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Richter** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0932-02001a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Richter (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0932-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Hatlestad — primary (person)
- Magrum — primary (person)
- Richter — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)
- Zubke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 19 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-06** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2019-04-02** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 5 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 31 nays 16 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Returned to House
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/106aac6d-f101-4ac0-af25-b9073c38f547`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).