---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 47‑16‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lessor security deposit limitations."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 47‑16‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lessor security deposit limitations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1220"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1220 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING", "LANDLORD AND TENANT - SEE ALSO LEASES", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hogan", "Kading", "Lefor", "McWilliams", "Schneider"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e111ad2e-754b-4f73-b1d0-2055e5ba3266"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1220.html"
source_hash: "7a73c5e9f87ad4255a40cf3fd7995d30f0da55e5f660451071f4a080e2f0e521"
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 1220 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 47‑16‑07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lessor security deposit limitations.

## 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/17-0644-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0644-03000.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 92 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- 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 42 YEAS, 3 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **42–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hogan — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- McWilliams — primary (person)
- Schneider — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 2 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from House
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2017-03-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to House
- **2017-03-08** Signed by President
- **2017-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/13 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-16** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e111ad2e-754b-4f73-b1d0-2055e5ba3266`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).