---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact section 12.1‑17‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic violence; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 12‑60‑16.4, section 12.1‑17‑01, subsection 6 of section 12.1‑17‑07.1, sections 12.1‑17‑13 and 12.1‑32‑07, and subsection 3 of section 12.1‑38‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact section 12.1‑17‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic violence; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 12‑60‑16.4, section 12.1‑17‑01, subsection 6 of section 12.1‑17‑07.1, sections 12.1‑17‑13 and 12.1‑32‑07, and subsection 3 of section 12.1‑38‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1393"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1393 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bakke", "D. Larson", "Hanson", "Heinert", "K. Koppelman", "Myrdal"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d75ea39-4621-4ef0-be9c-eba0350401b7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1393.html"
source_hash: "7c27e52c6078ec767e532c3f62bcc30258003d5ee1cbb3350a42dc8dd349d2ca"
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 1393 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact section 12.1‑17‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to domestic violence; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 12‑60‑16.4, section 12.1‑17‑01, subsection 6 of section 12.1‑17‑07.1, sections 12.1‑17‑13 and 12.1‑32‑07, and subsection 3 of section 12.1‑38‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/19-0939-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-03000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-01001a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-01001m.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Vetter** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-02004a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Vetter (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-02004m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-02001a.pdf)
11. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0939-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bakke — primary (person)
- D. Larson — primary (person)
- Hanson — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-18** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-14** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-15** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-15** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-15** Conference committee appointed Roers Jones Paulson Simons
- **2019-04-15** Conference committee appointed Dwyer Myrdal Bakke
- **2019-04-16** Appoint Rep. Vetter to replace Rep. Paulson on conference committee
- **2019-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-23** Reconsidered
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee report rejected
- **2019-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 19 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-25** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-25** 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/3d75ea39-4621-4ef0-be9c-eba0350401b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).