---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑04, section 50‑11.1‑07.8, subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑17, and subsection 2 of section 50‑25.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of early childhood services and claims of child abuse and neglect."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑04, section 50‑11.1‑07.8, subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑17, and subsection 2 of section 50‑25.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of early childhood services and claims of child abuse and neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2043"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2043 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE - SEE ALSO EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - SEE ALSO CHILD CARE", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beadle", "G. Lee", "Hogue", "Kreun", "O'Brien", "Poolman"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38719d86-bafa-41ad-9a5b-b9a50da40296"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2043.html"
source_hash: "c12935609f3e3faef23af703ab60d36987bff38af115b5dbae9337eb2d79f8a0"
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 SB 2043 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑04, section 50‑11.1‑07.8, subsection 1 of section 50‑11.1‑17, and subsection 2 of section 50‑25.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of early childhood services and claims of child abuse and neglect.

## 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/19-0029-02000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0029-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0029-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0029-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0029-03000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0029-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Beadle — primary (person)
- G. Lee — primary (person)
- Hogue — primary (person)
- Kreun — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-23** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-28** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2019-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-03** Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38719d86-bafa-41ad-9a5b-b9a50da40296`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).