republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/66/sb-2015.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the various divisions under the supervision of the director of the office of management and budget; to provide a continuing appropriation; to authorize a full‑time equivalent position; to provide for a transfer; to create and enact a new section to chapter 21‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recognition of legacy fund earnings; to amend and reenact section 6‑09‑49, section 15.1‑18‑10 as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 2013, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, sections 48‑10‑02 and 48‑10‑03, subsection 2 of section 54‑06‑24, section 54‑06‑30, and section 54‑09‑05 as amended by section 5 of Senate Bill No. 2002, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, of the North Dakota Century Code, section 23 of House Bill No. 1003, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, section 23 of House Bill No. 1014, as approved by the sixty-sixth legislative assembly, sections 1, 2, and 17 of House Bill No. 1018, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, and section 18 of Senate Bill No. 2012, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund, specialty area teacher qualifications, capitol grounds planning commission spending limits and authority to accept gifts, the state employee suggestion incentive program, state employee performance bonuses, the salary of the secretary of state, higher education line item transfer authority, a department of commerce nonresident nurse employment recruitment program; and a statewide plan for individuals in institutions for mental disease; to repeal section 54‑06‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state employee suggestion incentive program; to provide compensation guidelines; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management legacy fund earnings committee; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; and declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the various divisions under the supervision of the director of the office of management and budget; to provide a continuing appropriation; to authorize a full‑time equivalent position; to provide for a transfer; to create and enact a new section to chapter 21‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recognition of legacy fund earnings; to amend and reenact section 6‑09‑49, section 15.1‑18‑10 as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 2013, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, sections 48‑10‑02 and 48‑10‑03, subsection 2 of section 54‑06‑24, section 54‑06‑30, and section 54‑09‑05 as amended by section 5 of Senate Bill No. 2002, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, of the North Dakota Century Code, section 23 of House Bill No. 1003, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, section 23 of House Bill No. 1014, as approved by the sixty-sixth legislative assembly, sections 1, 2, and 17 of House Bill No. 1018, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, and section 18 of Senate Bill No. 2012, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund, specialty area teacher qualifications, capitol grounds planning commission spending limits and authority to accept gifts, the state employee suggestion incentive program, state employee performance bonuses, the salary of the secretary of state, higher education line item transfer authority, a department of commerce nonresident nurse employment recruitment program; and a statewide plan for individuals in institutions for mental disease; to repeal section 54‑06‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state employee suggestion incentive program; to provide compensation guidelines; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management legacy fund earnings committee; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; and declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2015"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2015 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO APPROPRIATIONS", "INSURANCE", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS", "STATE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS GUIDELINES", "STATE EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "STATE EMPLOYEES - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appropriations"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa366c99-6211-4fc9-98d1-42de3714282b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2015.html"
source_hash: "d03a41704cfc71e700e8f4325eb4ea6ef7e5243e5b799ae0804d071c762a344c"
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 2015 (66) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the various divisions under the supervision of the director of the office of management and budget; to provide a continuing appropriation; to authorize a full‑time equivalent position; to provide for a transfer; to create and enact a new section to chapter 21‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recognition of legacy fund earnings; to amend and reenact section 6‑09‑49, section 15.1‑18‑10 as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 2013, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, sections 48‑10‑02 and 48‑10‑03, subsection 2 of section 54‑06‑24, section 54‑06‑30, and section 54‑09‑05 as amended by section 5 of Senate Bill No. 2002, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, of the North Dakota Century Code, section 23 of House Bill No. 1003, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, section 23 of House Bill No. 1014, as approved by the sixty-sixth legislative assembly, sections 1, 2, and 17 of House Bill No. 1018, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, and section 18 of Senate Bill No. 2012, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund, specialty area teacher qualifications, capitol grounds planning commission spending limits and authority to accept gifts, the state employee suggestion incentive program, state employee performance bonuses, the salary of the secretary of state, higher education line item transfer authority, a department of commerce nonresident nurse employment recruitment program; and a statewide plan for individuals in institutions for mental disease; to repeal section 54‑06‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state employee suggestion incentive program; to provide compensation guidelines; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management legacy fund earnings committee; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; and 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/19-0228-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-02019a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-02019m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-02008a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-02008m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-01003a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0228-01003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-02-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-04-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 74 nays 18 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-17** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-17** Conference committee appointed Holmberg Wardner Heckaman
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee appointed Pollert Delzer Boschee
- **2019-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 80 nays 12 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-26** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/02 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa366c99-6211-4fc9-98d1-42de3714282b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).