---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑05‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on permissible use of force on a child."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑05‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on permissible use of force on a child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2281"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2281 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dever"]
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/d5f125ff-edb0-4f89-b4e4-6e6637887f5d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2281.html"
source_hash: "4874b3714836505d8573f956a0639bff79b5abb81b5278bb8db8e61b04b53ed5"
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 2281 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑05‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limitations on permissible use of force on a child.

## 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/19-0494-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0494-04000.pdf)
3. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0494-02002a.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/19-0494-02002m.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2281 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0494-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dever — 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 10:00
- **2019-01-31** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 19 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-04-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 74 nays 14 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-01** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-04** Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 37 nays 10 `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/d5f125ff-edb0-4f89-b4e4-6e6637887f5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).