---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02.1, sections 19‑03.1‑23 and 19‑03.1‑23.4, paragraph 3 of subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subdivision e of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑45, subsection 2 of section 29‑29.5‑08, and subsection 29 of section 40‑05‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory sentences for offenses relating to controlled substances; and to repeal section 19‑03.1‑23.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to deferred imposition of sentence and suspension of sentence."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02.1, sections 19‑03.1‑23 and 19‑03.1‑23.4, paragraph 3 of subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subdivision e of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑45, subsection 2 of section 29‑29.5‑08, and subsection 29 of section 40‑05‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory sentences for offenses relating to controlled substances; and to repeal section 19‑03.1‑23.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to deferred imposition of sentence and suspension of sentence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1183"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1183 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blum", "D. Larson", "Kading", "Meier", "O. Larsen", "Schneider", "Vetter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f466111f-746d-498c-85da-2eff97e2d85f"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1183.html"
source_hash: "c934534a1acdb82e747df1f4d74fd0528961b7fcf69778f0bb7dcfe9a43ced52"
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 1183 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02.1, sections 19‑03.1‑23 and 19‑03.1‑23.4, paragraph 3 of subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subdivision e of subsection 5 of section 19‑03.1‑36, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑45, subsection 2 of section 29‑29.5‑08, and subsection 29 of section 40‑05‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory sentences for offenses relating to controlled substances; and to repeal section 19‑03.1‑23.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to deferred imposition of sentence and suspension of sentence.

## 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/19-0569-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0569-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Blum — primary (person)
- D. Larson — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- Meier — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Schneider — primary (person)
- Vetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 09:25
- **2019-02-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 9 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-01** Returned to House
- **2019-03-04** Signed by President
- **2019-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor 03/06 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/06 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f466111f-746d-498c-85da-2eff97e2d85f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).