republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/66/sb-2224.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bioscience innovation grant program; to amend and reenact sections 54‑65‑01, 54‑65‑06, and 54‑65‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to research North Dakota; to repeal section 10‑30.5‑14, chapters 15‑69 and 54‑65, and sections 54‑65‑02, 54‑65‑03, 54‑65‑04, and 54‑65‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the centers of excellence, centers of research excellence, and research North Dakota; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bioscience innovation grant program; to amend and reenact sections 54‑65‑01, 54‑65‑06, and 54‑65‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to research North Dakota; to repeal section 10‑30.5‑14, chapters 15‑69 and 54‑65, and sections 54‑65‑02, 54‑65‑03, 54‑65‑04, and 54‑65‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the centers of excellence, centers of research excellence, and research North Dakota; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2224"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2224 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER", "APPROPRIATIONS - SEE ALSO CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS", "BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER EDUCATION", "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keiser", "Meyer", "Sanford", "Schreiber-Beck", "Sorvaag", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0c087e5-2ff0-43ca-9ebd-86a411c0ba83"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2224.html"
source_hash: "4276850c14297d08b320c03c9c6fca737c8f3fda0e290fd3450866d32ac7826e"
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 2224 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bioscience innovation grant program; to amend and reenact sections 54‑65‑01, 54‑65‑06, and 54‑65‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to research North Dakota; to repeal section 10‑30.5‑14, chapters 15‑69 and 54‑65, and sections 54‑65‑02, 54‑65‑03, 54‑65‑04, and 54‑65‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the centers of excellence, centers of research excellence, and research North Dakota; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; 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/66-2019/documents/19-0722-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0722-04000.pdf)
3. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Delzer** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0722-02001a.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Delzer (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0722-02001m.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2224 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0722-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Keiser — primary (person)
- Meyer — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)
- Sorvaag — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2019-01-31** Reported back, do pass 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-31** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-02-08** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-12** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-15** Reported back, do pass 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-04-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 0 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 78 nays 14 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-19** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-23** Concurred
- **2019-04-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Signed by President
- **2019-04-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/25 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0c087e5-2ff0-43ca-9ebd-86a411c0ba83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).