---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑19‑17 and 15.1‑19‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cyberbullying of students."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑19‑17 and 15.1‑19‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cyberbullying of students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2181"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2181 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS - SEE ALSO EDUCATION; SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davison", "Dockter", "Heinert", "Poolman", "Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5472340-cf4b-4119-9828-d9e0c518b321"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2181.html"
source_hash: "0d0be8849396862274b4fc5c43bcf767cea97ea5c5b46e26f153c39856804355"
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 2181 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑19‑17 and 15.1‑19‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cyberbullying of students.

## 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/19-0523-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-04000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Owens** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-03001a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Owens (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-03001m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Oban** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-02003a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Oban (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0523-02003m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Davison — primary (person)
- Dockter — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)
- Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Request return from committee
- **2019-01-09** Rereferred to Education
- **2019-01-30** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-04** Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by President
- **2019-04-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5472340-cf4b-4119-9828-d9e0c518b321`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).