---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1‑31‑01.2 and subsection 5 of section 12.1‑31.2‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restraining orders."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1‑31‑01.2 and subsection 5 of section 12.1‑31.2‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restraining orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2071"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2071 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "SUPREME COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "SUPREME COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Judiciary"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d40e523-b096-42c4-affb-8c5e10d679cb"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2071.html"
source_hash: "938ddb34c33522c79c09bca7e4a89b5afa098d7c8cab73099935ac35767d1b03"
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 2071 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1‑31‑01.2 and subsection 5 of section 12.1‑31.2‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restraining orders.

## 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/19-8008-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8008-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-07** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-01-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-09** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-18** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-19** Signed by President
- **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/9d40e523-b096-42c4-affb-8c5e10d679cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).