---
type: "Bill"
title: "A BILL to provide for a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a report to the legislative management and the governor."
description: "A BILL to provide for a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a report to the legislative management and the governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1237"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1237 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clemens", "Roers Jones", "Satrom", "Schneider"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f69d9a51-a1d9-4b0c-b53d-e952a36ba0aa"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1237.html"
source_hash: "57b0557200dbf20ed5ea7b01bd4b68b41fcf208c4c4b0649404d3705d6bcfc9a"
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 1237 (66) — A BILL to provide for a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a report to the legislative management and the governor.

## 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/19-0645-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-03000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schneider** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-01004a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schneider (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-01004m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bakke** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-02003a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bakke (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0645-02003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Clemens — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Satrom — primary (person)
- Schneider — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-15** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-02** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-02** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-15** Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/17 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/18 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f69d9a51-a1d9-4b0c-b53d-e952a36ba0aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).