---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 8 of section 43-41-11 and three new sections to chapter 43-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of social workers; to amend and reenact subsections 9 and 10 of section 25-01-01, section 43-41-01, subsection 2 of section 43-41-02, subsection 1 of section 43-41-03, and sections 43-41-04, 43-41-05, 43‑41-08, 43-41-10, and 43-41-12, of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of social workers; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 8 of section 43-41-11 and three new sections to chapter 43-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of social workers; to amend and reenact subsections 9 and 10 of section 25-01-01, section 43-41-01, subsection 2 of section 43-41-02, subsection 1 of section 43-41-03, and sections 43-41-04, 43-41-05, 43‑41-08, 43-41-10, and 43-41-12, of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of social workers; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2361"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2361 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC", "SOCIAL WORKERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "J. Nelson", "Mathern"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f765483d-3877-46f3-9550-982f40860a85"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2361.html"
source_hash: "93af163321198759c342db4c7c1f4b28856e13d900a6d62773580ca4a465de05"
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 2361 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact subsection 8 of section 43-41-11 and three new sections to chapter 43-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of social workers; to amend and reenact subsections 9 and 10 of section 25-01-01, section 43-41-01, subsection 2 of section 43-41-02, subsection 1 of section 43-41-03, and sections 43-41-04, 43-41-05, 43‑41-08, 43-41-10, and 43-41-12, of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensing of social workers; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/19-8167-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8167-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8167-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8167-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8167-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Mathern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-15** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-03-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 4 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-26** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-27** Signed by President
- **2019-03-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-01** Signed by Governor 03/28 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-02** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/29 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f765483d-3877-46f3-9550-982f40860a85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).