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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 16.10301, 16.10302, 16.10303, and 16.10307 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the organization of political parties and caucuses within legislative districts; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 16.10301, 16.10302, 16.10303, and 16.10307 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the organization of political parties and caucuses within legislative districts; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2261"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2261 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CANDIDATES - SEE ALSO ELECTIONS", "ELECTIONS", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING", "POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Koppelman", "Clemens", "K. Koppelman", "Kasper", "Myrdal", "Vedaa"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b4de1a-701b-4589-8f4e-faa244d71587"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2261.html"
source_hash: "20afbe0925c55b67a179ed7f03b2accd9e72591f8e88ea7ff91fade5e2212755"
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 SB 2261 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 16.10301, 16.10302, 16.10303, and 16.10307 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the organization of political parties and caucuses within legislative districts; 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/65-2017/documents/17-0721-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0721-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0721-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0721-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0721-03000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0721-05000.pdf)
## Votes
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **470** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 83 YEAS, 9 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **839** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **460** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Clemens — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Kasper — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Vedaa — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-27** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-02-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-14** Received from Senate
- **2017-03-01** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 9 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Emergency clause carried
- **2017-03-30** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2017-04-03** Concurred
- **2017-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-04** Signed by President
- **2017-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/10 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09b4de1a-701b-4589-8f4e-faa244d71587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).