---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 28‑32‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the adoption of administrative rules; and to provide for retroactive application."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 28‑32‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the adoption of administrative rules; and to provide for retroactive application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1275"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1275 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT", "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "EXECUTIVE BRANCH - SEE ALSO GOVERNOR; SPECIFIC AGENCIES", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "STATE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Anderson", "Hatlestad", "Heckaman", "Heinert", "J. Roers", "K. Koppelman", "Kreun", "Lefor", "Louser", "Toman"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfec3b4a-edb1-4ade-9161-dd90dd215358"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1275.html"
source_hash: "a623d1675917718930706d008924a05802294467c79873b845070b8759e6341e"
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 1275 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 28‑32‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on the adoption of administrative rules; and to provide for retroactive application.

## 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/19-0794-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Roers** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-02003a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Roers (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0794-02003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Anderson — primary (person)
- Hatlestad — primary (person)
- Heckaman — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- J. Roers — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Kreun — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Louser — primary (person)
- Toman — 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 09:35
- **2019-01-23** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-28** Received from House
- **2019-02-11** Requested Senate to return
- **2019-02-12** House request denied
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2019-03-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-20** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-05** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-04-15** Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 1 `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/cfec3b4a-edb1-4ade-9161-dd90dd215358`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).