---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 36‑24‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of federal meat inspection regulations."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 36‑24‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of federal meat inspection regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1131"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1131 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER", "ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "LIVESTOCK - SEE ALSO ANIMALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Agriculture"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704a7101-540b-42e4-9c6a-a2a06f526382"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1131.html"
source_hash: "c4b4b085e4b6ceb27e9b004466b6970de543773b0b9e522775eac13e11f0a5c5"
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 1131 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact section 36‑24‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of federal meat inspection regulations.

## 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/65-2017/documents/17-8090-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8090-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 45 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 88 YEAS, 3 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **88–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Agriculture — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-02** Received from House
- **2017-02-02** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-10** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-02-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-22** Returned to House
- **2017-02-23** Signed by President
- **2017-03-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-01** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-03** Signed by Governor 03/02 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-06** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/03 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704a7101-540b-42e4-9c6a-a2a06f526382`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).