---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a cost-benefit analysis for a measure or policy affecting the legacy fund."
description: "Relating to a cost-benefit analysis for a measure or policy affecting the legacy fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1227"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1227 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Kempenich"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704d96b6-44ab-44e7-84d2-3f579a319339"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e95f0c439c4cace53400d234496986ac1bbbe92d8550807f33843202ef4ff84d"
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 1227 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a cost-benefit analysis for a measure or policy affecting the legacy fund.

Relating to a cost-benefit analysis for a measure or policy affecting the legacy fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0202-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0202-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0202-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1227 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1227 — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keith Kempenich — primary (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Corey Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Don Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Paul J. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Swiontek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-18** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-23** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2023-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Returned to House
- **2023-03-10** Signed by President
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by Governor 03/15 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704d96b6-44ab-44e7-84d2-3f579a319339`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).