---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 13‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to collection agency payment by credit card; and to amend and reenact section 13‑05‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions applicable to collection agencies."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 13‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to collection agency payment by credit card; and to amend and reenact section 13‑05‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions applicable to collection agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1204"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1204 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLECTION AGENCY", "DEBTOR AND CREDITOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dockter"]
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/84cc423b-f5b4-465e-94ce-ee58c0601954"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1204.html"
source_hash: "89e91f678b7b12e4bdf114dc1b32fdf6a551401ba5eb7871bcac2203463df2e5"
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 1204 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 13‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to collection agency payment by credit card; and to amend and reenact section 13‑05‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions applicable to collection agencies.

## 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/19-0543-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0543-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dockter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-18** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-24** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-27** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-02-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 4 `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 03/07 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84cc423b-f5b4-465e-94ce-ee58c0601954`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).