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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-12-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandating the attorney general to issue opinions requested by individual members of the legislative assembly."
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description: "Relating to mandating the attorney general to issue opinions requested by individual members of the legislative assembly."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
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legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
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session: "68"
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identifier: "SB 2208"
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citation: "North Dakota SB 2208 (68)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeffery J. Magrum"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2023-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e9df8cd-99e7-4174-a176-cd448beaaf11"
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source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
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source_hash: "d4f064c6c4741d1242862e832276845881a776ff6abf9e2ddac99f5f6c6e1d76"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
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---
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# North Dakota SB 2208 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-12-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandating the attorney general to issue opinions requested by individual members of the legislative assembly.
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Relating to mandating the attorney general to issue opinions requested by individual members of the legislative assembly.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0281-02000.pdf)
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2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0281-05000.pdf)
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3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0281-03000.pdf)
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4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0281-04000.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2208 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2208 — **83–2** (pass) · lower
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- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2208 — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeffery J. Magrum — primary (person)
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- Cole Christensen — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)
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- SuAnn Olson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
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- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
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- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 11:05
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- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 11:00
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- **2023-02-09** Committee Hearing 09:15
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- **2023-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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- **2023-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
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- **2023-02-15** Received from Senate
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- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
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- **2023-03-01** Committee Hearing 02:00
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- **2023-03-01** Committee Hearing 03:30
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- **2023-03-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 0 4 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
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- **2023-03-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Returned to Senate (12)
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- **2023-04-06** Concurred
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- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
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- **2023-04-11** Signed by President
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- **2023-04-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e9df8cd-99e7-4174-a176-cd448beaaf11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).
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