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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting of a public entity."
description: "Relating to the opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting of a public entity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2180"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2180 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Paulson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c4ae560-2037-49c9-b342-c21ce2238ee7"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "c9696fbd10d57c98fcf25ecacedb1e2da16ed0220deb1f8b223ca1fabfdb3397"
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 2180 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting of a public entity.
Relating to the opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting of a public entity.
## 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/25-0269-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0269-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0269-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0269-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0269-03000.pdf)
## Votes
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2180 — **930** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2180 — **434** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2180 — **416** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2180 — **854** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bob Paulson — primary (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Johnston — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Weston — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Luick — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Louser — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-25** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2025-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 1 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-04** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-04** Conference committee appointed Castaneda Barta Walen
- **2025-04-08** Conference committee appointed Fegley Ostlie Warrey
- **2025-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-21** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-24** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-29** Signed by President
- **2025-04-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Signed by Governor 04/30 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c4ae560-2037-49c9-b342-c21ce2238ee7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).