---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibition on human dismemberment abortion; to amend and reenact section 2 of chapter 132 of the 2007 Session Laws, relating to the implementation of the prohibition of the performance of abortions; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibition on human dismemberment abortion; to amend and reenact section 2 of chapter 132 of the 2007 Session Laws, relating to the implementation of the prohibition of the performance of abortions; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1546"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1546 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABORTION", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "HEALTH", "MEDICAL SERVICES - SEE ALSO DRUGS; HEALTH; SAFETY", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES", "SAFETY - SEE ALSO HEALTH; MEDICAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Ertelt", "Kannianen", "Luick", "Magrum", "O. Larsen", "Rohr", "Schaible", "Simons", "Toman", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13af4737-31da-4dda-930a-46f173118247"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1546.html"
source_hash: "fab0d0f76cf2ad8b95b352b0873fe8988d1d27c58a6fa04f5c9dc6b9180f9bf9"
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 1546 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibition on human dismemberment abortion; to amend and reenact section 2 of chapter 132 of the 2007 Session Laws, relating to the implementation of the prohibition of the performance of abortions; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/19-1039-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-04000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Heckaman** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-02013a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Heckaman (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-02013m.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Larson** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-02012a.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Larson (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-1039-02012m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Ertelt — primary (person)
- Kannianen — primary (person)
- Luick — primary (person)
- Magrum — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Rohr — primary (person)
- Schaible — primary (person)
- Simons — primary (person)
- Toman — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 2 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 13 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-01** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-29** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-29** Amendment failed `amendment-failure`
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 39 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 12 `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/13af4737-31da-4dda-930a-46f173118247`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).