---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to breastfeeding; to repeal section 23‑12‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the right to breastfeed; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to breastfeeding; to repeal section 23‑12‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the right to breastfeed; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1105"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1105 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d31fcee-a0b0-4b7d-a39e-a98b73a98f93"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1105.html"
source_hash: "91eeb572a6e890f04250e0d94c399cd546191a9fe6ce4966a5dd2e768c3c675b"
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 1105 (67) — Relating to breastfeeding; to repeal section 23‑12‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the right to breastfeed; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/21-0228-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0228-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0228-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Bakke — cosponsor (person)
- Buffalo — cosponsor (person)
- Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Heckaman — cosponsor (person)
- Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Mathern — cosponsor (person)
- Oban — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-03-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Returned to House
- **2021-03-26** Signed by President
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Governor 03/31 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-05** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/01 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d31fcee-a0b0-4b7d-a39e-a98b73a98f93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).