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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-19.1-01 and subsection 1 of section 37-19.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment."
+description: "Relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
+legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
+session: "68"
+identifier: "HB 1222"
+citation: "North Dakota HB 1222 (68)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Greg Stemen"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-09"
+last_action: "2023-03-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca24161d-3bcb-46f5-a024-a7d72258654c"
+source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
+source_hash: "24a1767c73d36edecee45910c63fd112af2fed4d59f7ff8b88e6c4ab42d37105"
+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 1222 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-19.1-01 and subsection 1 of section 37-19.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment.
+
+Relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0741-01000.pdf)
+2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0741-03000.pdf)
+3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0741-02000.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1222 — **92–1** (pass) · lower
+- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1222 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Greg Stemen — primary (person)
+- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
+- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
+- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
+- Corey Mock — cosponsor (person)
+- Curt Kreun — cosponsor (person)
+- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
+- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
+- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
+- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 09:30
+- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 03:15
+- **2023-01-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-01-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
+- **2023-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2023-01-25** Received from House
+- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
+- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 11:00
+- **2023-03-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
+- **2023-03-16** Returned to House
+- **2023-03-20** Signed by President
+- **2023-03-21** Signed by Speaker
+- **2023-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca24161d-3bcb-46f5-a024-a7d72258654c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).
+