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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the ethics commission; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 and two new sections to chapter 54-66 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-13-02, 54-66-01, 54-66-04, 54-66-05, 54-66-06, and 54-66-07, subsection 2 of section 54-66-08, and sections 54-66-09, 54-66-10, 54-66-12, and 54-66-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.11302, 546601, 546604, 546605, 546606, and 546607, subsection 2 of section 546608, and sections 546609, 546610, 546612, and 546618 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2004"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2004 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcc4f22c-888c-4d73-b1a3-5a16cb7d5a77"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "c3bb8fcf6e32341cf636863e900e3529da8bcc228e79191d20a0007ea6ebca69"
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 2004 (69) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the ethics commission; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 and two new sections to chapter 54-66 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-13-02, 54-66-01, 54-66-04, 54-66-05, 54-66-06, and 54-66-07, subsection 2 of section 54-66-08, and sections 54-66-09, 54-66-10, 54-66-12, and 54-66-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.11302, 546601, 546604, 546605, 546606, and 546607, subsection 2 of section 546608, and sections 546609, 546610, 546612, and 546618 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0171-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0171-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0171-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0171-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0171-03000.pdf)
## Votes
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004 — **6529** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004 — **7119** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004 — **442** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004 — **2521** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Appropriations — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-14** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 6 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 25 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-04-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-14** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 29 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-14** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-04-14** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-16** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-16** Conference committee appointed Dever Cleary Davison
- **2025-04-17** Appoint Sen. Mathern to replace Sen. Cleary on conference committee
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee appointed Louser Martinson Hanson
- **2025-05-02** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-02** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-05-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-02** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-02** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-05-02** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 71 nays 19 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-05-02** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-05-02** Signed by President
- **2025-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcc4f22c-888c-4d73-b1a3-5a16cb7d5a77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).