---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 19‑24.1‑03.1 and a new paragraph to subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to medical marijuana; to amend and reenact section 19‑24.1‑01, subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑03, subdivision a of subsection 5 of section 19‑24.1‑05, subsection 7 of section 19‑24.1‑10, subsection 3 of section 19‑24.1‑11, and subsection 10 of section 19‑24.1‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to medical marijuana; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 19‑24.1‑03.1 and a new paragraph to subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to medical marijuana; to amend and reenact section 19‑24.1‑01, subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑03, subdivision a of subsection 5 of section 19‑24.1‑05, subsection 7 of section 19‑24.1‑10, subsection 3 of section 19‑24.1‑11, and subsection 10 of section 19‑24.1‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to medical marijuana; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1283"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1283 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "HEALTH", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Ertelt", "Fegley", "Johnston", "Jones", "M. Ruby", "O. Larsen", "Roers Jones", "Skroch", "Vetter"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e861cdc7-8da6-4ca0-afe7-d05e06168d40"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1283.html"
source_hash: "8050a462154831750c194fc0cb9665cb75afcabe629344ac7dccbc6b039e0815"
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 1283 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact section 19‑24.1‑03.1 and a new paragraph to subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to medical marijuana; to amend and reenact section 19‑24.1‑01, subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑03, subdivision a of subsection 5 of section 19‑24.1‑05, subsection 7 of section 19‑24.1‑10, subsection 3 of section 19‑24.1‑11, and subsection 10 of section 19‑24.1‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to medical marijuana; 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/19-0415-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-01005a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-01005m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03002a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03002m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-07000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-06000.pdf)
9. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-04000.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Ruby** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03006a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Ruby (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03006m.pdf)
12. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03004a.pdf)
13. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0415-03004m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Ertelt — primary (person)
- Fegley — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- M. Ruby — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Skroch — primary (person)
- Vetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 3, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-22** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Amendment adopted
- **2019-03-22** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-22** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-03-25** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-08** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-08** Conference committee appointed M. Ruby Devlin Damschen
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed K. Roers Anderson Hogan
- **2019-04-15** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-17** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-04-18** Signed by President
- **2019-04-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/23 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e861cdc7-8da6-4ca0-afe7-d05e06168d40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).