---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑36‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to female genital mutilation; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑36‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to female genital mutilation; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2222"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2222 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH - SEE ALSO MEDICAL SERVICES; SAFETY", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heckaman", "Jones", "K. Koppelman", "Myrdal", "P. Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afc5eb87-63e6-4f16-a993-71ebb9fff0ce"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2222.html"
source_hash: "a786ef28cc620bd00a8216b8876ed2c4c7ea542d8fdacc0fa78c7b6ae9c4ec43"
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 2222 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑36‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to female genital mutilation; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/19-0971-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0971-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0971-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0971-03000.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2222 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0971-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Heckaman — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- P. Anderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-01-30** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-01** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2019-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `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`
- **2019-04-11** 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/afc5eb87-63e6-4f16-a993-71ebb9fff0ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).