---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑02, 25‑03.1‑07, 25‑03.1‑17, 25‑03.1‑21, and 25‑03.1‑30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil commitment procedures and alternative treatment orders; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑02, 25‑03.1‑07, 25‑03.1‑17, 25‑03.1‑21, and 25‑03.1‑30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil commitment procedures and alternative treatment orders; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1453"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1453 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO MENTAL HEALTH", "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO MENTAL HEALTH", "HEALTH", "HEALTH", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "MENTAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO DISABLED PERSONS; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", "MENTAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO DISABLED PERSONS; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", "SAFETY - SEE ALSO HEALTH; MEDICAL SERVICES", "SAFETY - SEE ALSO HEALTH; MEDICAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buffalo", "Heckaman", "Hogan", "Mathern", "Poolman", "Sanford", "Skroch", "Vigesaa"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/261c9e9b-6b4e-44bb-b018-ad388b27c80b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1453.html"
source_hash: "fe13b33198de4c0de3bab966e7b3a3483c85dcaa9e4142c5749286b3910d5640"
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 1453 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑02, 25‑03.1‑07, 25‑03.1‑17, 25‑03.1‑21, and 25‑03.1‑30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil commitment procedures and alternative treatment orders; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/19-0922-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-03001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-03001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-03000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-05000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-04000.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-02004a.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-02004m.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0922-03003a.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/19-0922-03003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Buffalo — primary (person)
- Heckaman — primary (person)
- Hogan — primary (person)
- Mathern — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)
- Skroch — primary (person)
- Vigesaa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-20** Received from House
- **2019-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-02** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-02** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-11** Refused to concur
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed Karls McWilliams Paulson
- **2019-04-11** Conference committee appointed Myrdal Dwyer Bakke
- **2019-04-12** Appoint Rep. Paur to replace Rep. Paulson on conference committee
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 27 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-18** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2019-04-19** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-23** Signed by President
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/25 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/261c9e9b-6b4e-44bb-b018-ad388b27c80b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).