---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑31‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual assault restraining orders."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑31‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual assault restraining orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2203"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2203 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bakke", "Buffalo", "Dwyer", "Myrdal", "Satrom", "Vetter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8efd5659-052e-4d16-baaa-db6e1366dade"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2203.html"
source_hash: "5e2d08fd350afbc247148af8a6c28a6965bf1acf4ee4e00efb6ece3bdcb472ec"
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 2203 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑31‑01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual assault 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/19-0945-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0945-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0945-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0945-03000.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2203 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0945-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bakke — primary (person)
- Buffalo — primary (person)
- Dwyer — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Satrom — primary (person)
- Vetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-01-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-17** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-18** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-03-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-12** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-13** 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/8efd5659-052e-4d16-baaa-db6e1366dade`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).