---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 12‑60.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of criminal records; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑41‑14, subsection 4 of section 50‑09‑32, and subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 62.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of criminal records."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 12‑60.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of criminal records; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑41‑14, subsection 4 of section 50‑09‑32, and subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 62.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of criminal records."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1256"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1256 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "JUDICIAL BRANCH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beadle", "Becker", "Boschee", "Brandenburg", "Burckhard", "Heinert", "J. Roers", "Luick", "Oban", "Roers Jones"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b172610a-a9fd-49f0-892a-7581abc5cff5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1256.html"
source_hash: "a2b41b4425bc42fd077557f737dbd5b562d8b98cee9bdac3edd67af46f7d133e"
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 1256 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 12‑60.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of criminal records; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1‑41‑14, subsection 4 of section 50‑09‑32, and subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 62.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of criminal records.

## 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/19-0034-05000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0034-05001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0034-05001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0034-08000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0034-06000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0034-07000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bakke** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0034-06002a.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/19-0034-06002m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Beadle — primary (person)
- Becker — primary (person)
- Boschee — primary (person)
- Brandenburg — primary (person)
- Burckhard — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- J. Roers — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-15** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-02-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 13 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-14** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-02** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-02** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-05** Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 8 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Signed by President
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b172610a-a9fd-49f0-892a-7581abc5cff5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).