republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/66/sb-2358.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 40‑33‑16, subsections 11 and 27 of section 61‑24‑08, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 61‑32‑03.1, and subsection 8 of section 61‑39‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Red River valley water supply project contract terms, elimination of voter approval requirements, and notice of proposed subsurface water management systems."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 40‑33‑16, subsections 11 and 27 of section 61‑24‑08, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 61‑32‑03.1, and subsection 8 of section 61‑39‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Red River valley water supply project contract terms, elimination of voter approval requirements, and notice of proposed subsurface water management systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2358"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2358 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "STATE ENGINEER - SEE ALSO WATER COMMISSION", "STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER - SEE ALSO STATE WATER COMMISSION", "WATER RESOURCE DISTRICTS - SEE ALSO WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dotzenrod", "Luick", "Pollert", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24b369d9-e911-4ea5-9f2f-48c6dc37e412"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2358.html"
source_hash: "4b1b6651d6660c9532486004a42e865d14f777fdfeeeb340d4f1e1ee9d4a96c2"
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 2358 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 40‑33‑16, subsections 11 and 27 of section 61‑24‑08, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 61‑32‑03.1, and subsection 8 of section 61‑39‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Red River valley water supply project contract terms, elimination of voter approval requirements, and notice of proposed subsurface water management systems.

## 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/19-1149-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Porter** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-02001a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Porter (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-02001m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Unruh** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-01001a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Unruh (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1149-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dotzenrod — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Pollert — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-03** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-03** Conference committee appointed Kreun Unruh Piepkorn
- **2019-04-05** Conference committee appointed D. Anderson Zubke Damschen
- **2019-04-16** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 76 nays 16 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-18** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24b369d9-e911-4ea5-9f2f-48c6dc37e412`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).