---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the ethics commission delegation of duties and advisory opinions; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 54‑66‑01 and sections 54‑66‑05, 54‑66‑06, 54‑66‑07, 54‑66‑08, 54‑66‑09, and 54‑66‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethics commission complaint procedures."
description: "Relating to the ethics commission delegation of duties and advisory opinions; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 54‑66‑01 and sections 54‑66‑05, 54‑66‑06, 54‑66‑07, 54‑66‑08, 54‑66‑09, and 54‑66‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethics commission complaint procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1043"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1043 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/684cd34d-94b6-4ca3-ac79-34286c7c7752"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1043.html"
source_hash: "8e5aa10f857f7daf7849744d6913d7b80fd6c3fe0b462823ba072af445f18e20"
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 HB 1043 (67) — Relating to the ethics commission delegation of duties and advisory opinions; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 54‑66‑01 and sections 54‑66‑05, 54‑66‑06, 54‑66‑07, 54‑66‑08, 54‑66‑09, and 54‑66‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethics commission complaint procedures.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8000-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8000-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8000-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8000-02000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8000-04000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — cosponsor (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-06** Committee Hearing 01:00
- **2021-01-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-13** Rereferred to Judiciary
- **2021-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2021-03-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-24** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-01** Concurred
- **2021-04-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 70 nays 23 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Signed by President
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/684cd34d-94b6-4ca3-ac79-34286c7c7752`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).