---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to suspension of a member of a school board; to amend and reenact section 54‑10‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to audits and suspension of school board members; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to suspension of a member of a school board; to amend and reenact section 54‑10‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to audits and suspension of school board members; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1501"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1501 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "ELECTIONS", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "GOVERNOR - SEE ALSO EXECUTIVE BRANCH", "GOVERNOR - SEE ALSO EXECUTIVE BRANCH", "SCHOOL BOARDS", "SCHOOL BOARDS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS - SEE ALSO SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heinert", "M. Johnson", "Pyle", "Roers Jones", "Rust"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d98d94b6-b394-468b-a976-7e532f705160"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1501.html"
source_hash: "0858d8df2e162a20641a60e6d62524669d9f003a7f7ecf3f34ba05c64291f50e"
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 1501 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to suspension of a member of a school board; to amend and reenact section 54‑10‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to audits and suspension of school board members; 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/19-1080-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Education Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-02000.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Schaible** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-03002a.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Schaible (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-03002m.pdf)
8. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-03000.pdf)
9. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1080-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Heinert — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)
- Pyle — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Rust — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2019-01-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-29** Second reading, passed, yeas 59 nays 34 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-29** Emergency clause failed
- **2019-01-30** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Emergency clause carried
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 20, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor 04/10 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-12** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d98d94b6-b394-468b-a976-7e532f705160`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).