---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 25‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the misrepresentation of a pet as a service animal; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 25‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the misrepresentation of a pet as a service animal; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1259"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1259 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS - SEE ALSO GAME AND FISH; LIVESTOCK", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DISABLED PERSONS", "HOUSING", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Johnson", "Grueneich", "Jones", "Paulson", "Satrom", "Schauer", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5406dab4-e5fe-490a-a882-6f819e1bca43"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1259.html"
source_hash: "6ac07a7f83c0797a11cb140757a0a3c0613c85586ef606dfc8bb5a4a60b12b2f"
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 1259 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 25‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the misrepresentation of a pet as a service animal; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/19-0273-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0273-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0273-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0273-03000.pdf)
5. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1259 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0273-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- C. Johnson — primary (person)
- Grueneich — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- Paulson — primary (person)
- Satrom — primary (person)
- Schauer — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Hearing 09:20
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2019-02-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 5 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-05** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-04-15** Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 4 `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/5406dab4-e5fe-490a-a882-6f819e1bca43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).