---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11‑27‑01 and 40‑49‑01, subsection 1 of section 40‑49‑12, and section 40‑49‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to disposal of property; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11‑27‑01 and 40‑49‑01, subsection 1 of section 40‑49‑12, and section 40‑49‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to disposal of property; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1338"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1338 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - SEE ALSO COUNTIES", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - SEE ALSO CITIES; COUNTIES; TOWNSHIPS", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grabinger", "Grueneich", "Headland", "Lefor", "Pollert", "Satrom", "Steiner", "Wanzek", "Wardner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b93ad03-7abf-42eb-999c-884f2d756f4a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1338.html"
source_hash: "9246ec2ba5a410cff785e7d451e2423faa4fcaf2071a29adeb7d0d456ec154ae"
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 1338 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11‑27‑01 and 40‑49‑01, subsection 1 of section 40‑49‑12, and section 40‑49‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to disposal of property; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/19-0512-05000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0512-07000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0512-06000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Headland** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0512-05001a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Headland (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0512-05001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Grabinger — primary (person)
- Grueneich — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Pollert — primary (person)
- Satrom — primary (person)
- Steiner — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)
- Wardner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-01** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2019-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-11** Returned to House
- **2019-03-13** Signed by President
- **2019-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor 03/19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b93ad03-7abf-42eb-999c-884f2d756f4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).