---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 19‑03.1‑36.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to law enforcement agencies reporting seizures and forfeitures; and to amend and reenact sections 19‑03.1‑36.2, 19‑03.1‑36.6, and 19‑03.1‑36.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to forfeiture proceedings, contested forfeiture hearings, and legal interests in forfeited property."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 19‑03.1‑36.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to law enforcement agencies reporting seizures and forfeitures; and to amend and reenact sections 19‑03.1‑36.2, 19‑03.1‑36.6, and 19‑03.1‑36.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to forfeiture proceedings, contested forfeiture hearings, and legal interests in forfeited property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1286"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1286 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Blum", "Hogue", "Johnston", "Kannianen", "Luick", "Paur", "Pyle", "Satrom", "Simons", "Strinden", "Unruh"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/600de34d-aa07-46f5-a029-4522e3add887"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1286.html"
source_hash: "a8424bffbbf874358832db5e3ee299b8c3287f4c4cd89c890e0156ce0051e63d"
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 1286 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact section 19‑03.1‑36.8 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to law enforcement agencies reporting seizures and forfeitures; and to amend and reenact sections 19‑03.1‑36.2, 19‑03.1‑36.6, and 19‑03.1‑36.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to forfeiture proceedings, contested forfeiture hearings, and legal interests in forfeited property.

## 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/19-0345-04000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-04011a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-04011m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-09000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-05000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-08000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-06000.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Jones** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-05011a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Jones (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-05011m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Larson** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-05002a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Larson (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0345-05002m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Blum — primary (person)
- Hogue — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- Kannianen — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Paur — primary (person)
- Pyle — primary (person)
- Satrom — primary (person)
- Simons — primary (person)
- Strinden — 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`
- **2019-01-30** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-02-04** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-18** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-02-19** Reported back without recommendation 12 9 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 57 nays 33 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Motion to reconsider laid on table
- **2019-02-27** Received from House
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-03-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-01** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-01** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-01** Amendment adopted
- **2019-04-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-01** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-11** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed K. Koppelman Jones Satrom
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed D. Larson Dwyer Bakke
- **2019-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 55 nays 37 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor 05/01 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/600de34d-aa07-46f5-a029-4522e3add887`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).