---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑11‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the practice of natural hair braiding and threading."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑11‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the practice of natural hair braiding and threading."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1345"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1345 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY", "COSMETOLOGISTS - SEE ALSO OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cda05d7-9111-4186-81cb-e925c5d4c597"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1345.html"
source_hash: "2aca8663bdb37ead492b5403c73977f070954f5599c7490f515285894d83d613"
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 1345 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑11‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the practice of natural hair braiding and threading.

## 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/19-0746-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0746-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Nathe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-31** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-07** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2019-03-29** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 3 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-01** Returned to House
- **2019-04-03** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cda05d7-9111-4186-81cb-e925c5d4c597`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).