---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 14‑09‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring evaluations for individuals convicted of child abuse; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 14‑09‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring evaluations for individuals convicted of child abuse; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1395"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1395 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "JUDICIAL BRANCH", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Buffalo", "Hager", "Hogan", "K. Koppelman", "Mitskog", "Pyle", "Satrom", "Schauer"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c470660-a498-456b-84e0-020a6eb96d11"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1395.html"
source_hash: "85cb3855f9f1733b235eaaaa1b6cb319efc63bed584b197a33c14761a3e80a5c"
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 1395 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 14‑09‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring evaluations for individuals convicted of child abuse; 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/19-0789-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-02001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0789-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Buffalo — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hogan — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Mitskog — primary (person)
- Pyle — primary (person)
- Satrom — primary (person)
- Schauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Amendment adopted
- **2019-02-06** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-02-14** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 8 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 11 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-19** Received from House
- **2019-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **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** Reconsidered
- **2019-03-15** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2019-03-22** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-26** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 9 5 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2019-03-27** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-05** Laid over one legislative day
- **2019-04-15** Concurred
- **2019-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-16** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/18 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/19 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c470660-a498-456b-84e0-020a6eb96d11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).