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