---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual extortion; and to amend and reenact section 12.1‑32‑15 and subsection 3 of section 50‑25.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offenders against children, sexual offenders, sexually violent predators, and child abuse and neglect."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual extortion; and to amend and reenact section 12.1‑32‑15 and subsection 3 of section 50‑25.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offenders against children, sexual offenders, sexually violent predators, and child abuse and neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2273"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2273 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bakke", "D. Larson", "Hanson", "Karls", "Poolman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b5b9fd7-abd9-497f-8e8a-70ab4aa39696"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2273.html"
source_hash: "8a89087b0f8fff8bf7e32aaf8a475d0b4cf7f0801eec0b263e4f7654e56299f5"
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 2273 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual extortion; and to amend and reenact section 12.1‑32‑15 and subsection 3 of section 50‑25.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offenders against children, sexual offenders, sexually violent predators, and child abuse and neglect.

## 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/19-8161-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8161-03000.pdf)
3. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8161-01002a.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8161-01002m.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2273 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8161-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bakke — primary (person)
- D. Larson — primary (person)
- Hanson — primary (person)
- Karls — primary (person)
- Poolman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2019-01-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-23** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-04-02** Reported back amended, without recommendation 8 6 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 72 nays 19 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-05** Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `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/1b5b9fd7-abd9-497f-8e8a-70ab4aa39696`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).