---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication; and to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑03.1, 25‑03.1‑06, 25‑03.1‑08, 25‑03.1‑15, 25‑03.1‑18.2, and 25‑03.1‑19, subsection 2 of section 25‑03.1‑21, and sections 25‑03.1‑22, 25‑03.1‑23, and 25‑03.1‑29, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑03, and sections 30.1‑28‑04, 30.1‑28‑12, and 30.1‑28‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to commitment procedures and involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication."
description: "Relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication; and to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑03.1, 25‑03.1‑06, 25‑03.1‑08, 25‑03.1‑15, 25‑03.1‑18.2, and 25‑03.1‑19, subsection 2 of section 25‑03.1‑21, and sections 25‑03.1‑22, 25‑03.1‑23, and 25‑03.1‑29, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑03, and sections 30.1‑28‑04, 30.1‑28‑12, and 30.1‑28‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to commitment procedures and involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1117"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1117 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/099e8bb2-1272-434a-9c42-83d3d7b91614"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1117.html"
source_hash: "183a1db79bfe4080c9d52f48f5c959b9ec63880acbe3eb30c4ff1ee70f5eac8d"
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 1117 (67) — Relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication; and to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑03.1, 25‑03.1‑06, 25‑03.1‑08, 25‑03.1‑15, 25‑03.1‑18.2, and 25‑03.1‑19, subsection 2 of section 25‑03.1‑21, and sections 25‑03.1‑22, 25‑03.1‑23, and 25‑03.1‑29, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑03, and sections 30.1‑28‑04, 30.1‑28‑12, and 30.1‑28‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to commitment procedures and involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication.

## 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/21-0449-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0449-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0449-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0449-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bakke — cosponsor (person)
- Buffalo — cosponsor (person)
- Dwyer — cosponsor (person)
- Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Karls — cosponsor (person)
- Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Roers Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-01-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-01-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-27** Received from House
- **2021-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-17** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2021-03-26** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-05** Conference committee appointed Roers Jones Karls Buffalo
- **2021-04-06** Conference committee appointed Dwyer Fors Bakke
- **2021-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate recede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-14** Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate recede) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by President
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/099e8bb2-1272-434a-9c42-83d3d7b91614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).