---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the needle exchange program."
description: "Relating to the needle exchange program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1163"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1163 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22cdc31f-1675-4b5c-96d1-bc7c2eb779a2"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1163.html"
source_hash: "8e31273f4503d1c4b01c7815f9789a903ba808f59634b79e0956d32aafcdf8e9"
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 1163 (67) — Relating to the needle exchange program.

## 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/21-0353-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0353-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0353-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0353-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0353-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Guggisberg — cosponsor (person)
- Lee — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Oban — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Roers Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Weisz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-18** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2021-01-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 6 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 50 nays 42 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Received from House
- **2021-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-03-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 32 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-09** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-07** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-07** Conference committee appointed Westlind Beltz Dobervich
- **2021-04-09** Conference committee appointed Anderson K. Roers Clemens
- **2021-04-13** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 55 nays 38 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 35 nays 12 `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/22cdc31f-1675-4b5c-96d1-bc7c2eb779a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).