republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/66/hb-1406.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 57‑38‑30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disability or severe mental illness; to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 57‑38‑30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disability or severe mental illness; to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1406"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1406 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "DISABLED PERSONS", "EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS - SEE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT", "INCOME TAX - SEE ALSO TAXATION", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - SEE ALSO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; STATE EMPLOY", "MENTAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO DISABLED PERSONS; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", "TAXATION", "TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dever", "Hager", "Heckaman", "J. Nelson", "Poolman", "Sanford", "Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d8d9b1e-9314-4ef8-bc6c-bb077d44e85c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1406.html"
source_hash: "821966608d26b33bde9089fbd16cd0d4a8fc804a09bfbce5bf1fa3f4d23328de"
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 HB 1406 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 7 of section 57‑38‑30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disability or severe mental illness; to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/19-0993-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Finance and Taxation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Finance and Taxation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-01002m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-02001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0993-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dever — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Heckaman — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-02-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-11** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2019-03-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-02** Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d8d9b1e-9314-4ef8-bc6c-bb077d44e85c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).