---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 4.1‑18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of hemp; to amend and reenact subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 and subsection 22 of section 19‑24.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history background checks and the definition of marijuana; to repeal chapter 4.1‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of industrial hemp; to provide a penalty; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 4.1‑18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of hemp; to amend and reenact subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 and subsection 22 of section 19‑24.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history background checks and the definition of marijuana; to repeal chapter 4.1‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of industrial hemp; to provide a penalty; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1349"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1349 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "FEES", "HIGHER EDUCATION - SEE ALSO BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "UNIVERSITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Johnson", "Kading", "Luick", "Monson", "Oban", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c2de9a0-4319-49b8-9e3b-6b641c00baa3"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1349.html"
source_hash: "ce097de7455c317c8839e7b3a4f03cf20ce2e8b44f471bb7d606b54197ddc735"
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 1349 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 4.1‑18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of hemp; to amend and reenact subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 and subsection 22 of section 19‑24.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history background checks and the definition of marijuana; to repeal chapter 4.1‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of industrial hemp; to provide a penalty; to provide a continuing appropriation; 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/19-0930-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Agriculture Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-02000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-02001a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-02001m.pdf)
8. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0930-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Johnson — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Monson — primary (person)
- Oban — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Amendment adopted
- **2019-02-06** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-02-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Motion to reconsider laid on table
- **2019-02-27** Received from House
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-14** Reported back, do pass 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-03-22** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-03-22** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-26** Returned to House
- **2019-03-27** Signed by President
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-01** Signed by Governor 03/28 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/29 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c2de9a0-4319-49b8-9e3b-6b641c00baa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).