---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 5‑01‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public intoxication."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 5‑01‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public intoxication."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2246"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2246 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOL - SEE ALSO DRUGS", "DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "MEDICAL SERVICES - SEE ALSO DRUGS; HEALTH; SAFETY", "PEACE OFFICERS - SEE ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Larson", "J. Lee", "Longmuir", "M. Johnson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9eff11-57e9-4682-a11a-037699b368ab"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2246.html"
source_hash: "3915c2af14bac4c61d72a97dddb881fa065fc4a2087a82388b55f9c9a886fe24"
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 2246 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 5‑01‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public intoxication.

## 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/19-0721-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0721-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Larson — primary (person)
- J. Lee — primary (person)
- Longmuir — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-25** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2019-03-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-12** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-13** Signed by President
- **2019-03-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/14 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b9eff11-57e9-4682-a11a-037699b368ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).