---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to criminal history background checks for applicants for licenses and permits issued by the state department of health and the department of environmental quality; and to amend and reenact subdivisionsubdivisions n and vv of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks."
description: "Relating to criminal history background checks for applicants for licenses and permits issued by the state department of health and the department of environmental quality; and to amend and reenact subdivisionsubdivisions n and vv of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1073"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1073 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/059b1136-3adc-49d5-a4c0-bef27708c6d2"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1073.html"
source_hash: "90b6d45a86582d275526a43a7fcf08708e953b82d5e4fbb40f7a05c562480ee8"
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 1073 (67) — Relating to criminal history background checks for applicants for licenses and permits issued by the state department of health and the department of environmental quality; and to amend and reenact subdivisionsubdivisions n and vv of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks.

## 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/21-8114-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8114-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8114-02000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8114-03000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-8114-04000.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 11:00
- **2021-01-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-01-22** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-02-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-02** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-09** Received from House
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-03-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-03-30** Concurred
- **2021-03-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by President
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/059b1136-3adc-49d5-a4c0-bef27708c6d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).