---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑20‑16 and 12.1‑29‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to appointment of guardian ad litem in prosecution for sex offenses and solicitation offense; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑20‑16 and 12.1‑29‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to appointment of guardian ad litem in prosecution for sex offenses and solicitation offense; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1465"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1465 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DISTRICT COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT - SEE ALSO PEACE OFFICERS", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "SUPREME COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buffalo", "Dever", "Hanson", "Hogan", "K. Koppelman", "Meier", "Myrdal", "Roers Jones"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14dfbc5a-2763-49c1-8345-30ffc604f438"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1465.html"
source_hash: "0d3ddd9b35099ce2a8665f8af759d572af07eb8fc9e43722d301e89ca248c123"
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 1465 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑20‑16 and 12.1‑29‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to appointment of guardian ad litem in prosecution for sex offenses and solicitation offense; 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/19-1075-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1075-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Buffalo — primary (person)
- Dever — primary (person)
- Hanson — primary (person)
- Hogan — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Meier — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-23** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2019-01-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-28** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-14** Returned to House
- **2019-03-18** Signed by President
- **2019-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-22** Signed by Governor 03/21 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14dfbc5a-2763-49c1-8345-30ffc604f438`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).