---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53‑06.1‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to charitable gaming tax; to provide for retroactive application; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53‑06.1‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to charitable gaming tax; to provide for retroactive application; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67S1"
identifier: "HB 1509"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1509 (67S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Dockter", "Headland", "Porter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28925081-7f7a-4036-9d2b-134130fc5efc"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/bill-actions/ba1509.html"
source_hash: "6c74639864fe95b49b29d28a994693130cdd367ea42a2f2109edf2aec15d3a2c"
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 1509 (67S1) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 53‑06.1‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to charitable gaming tax; to provide for retroactive application; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1106-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1106-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1106-02000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Dockter** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1106-01003a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Dockter (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1106-01003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Dockter — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Porter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Technical Corrections Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-11-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-11** Received from House
- **2021-11-11** Introduced, first reading `introduction`
- **2021-11-11** Engrossment placed on calendar 16 0 0
- **2021-11-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-12** Returned to House
- **2021-11-12** Signed by President
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-11-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor 11/12 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 11/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28925081-7f7a-4036-9d2b-134130fc5efc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).