---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑34‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to rights of victims; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02, subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑08, and subsection 10 of section 12.1‑34‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to contact with victims, the definition of victim, and restitution; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑34‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to rights of victims; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02, subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑08, and subsection 10 of section 12.1‑34‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to contact with victims, the definition of victim, and restitution; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1252"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1252 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Blum", "Burckhard", "Hogue", "K. Koppelman", "Kading", "Kasper", "Louser", "Poolman", "Unruh"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52e3e2c8-7178-4bfa-a42a-cdc56ab48580"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1252.html"
source_hash: "e9a3824aca2ae397f45484fe7ab197f3655bb0db77fda3fcf95604dd8e42c879"
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 1252 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑34‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to rights of victims; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑02, subsection 1 of section 12.1‑32‑08, and subsection 10 of section 12.1‑34‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to contact with victims, the definition of victim, and restitution; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/19-0430-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0430-04000.pdf)
3. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1252 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0430-03000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0430-02001a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0430-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Blum — primary (person)
- Burckhard — primary (person)
- Hogue — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- Kasper — primary (person)
- Louser — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-02-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-13** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-19** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-03-21** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment adopted
- **2019-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-22** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52e3e2c8-7178-4bfa-a42a-cdc56ab48580`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).