---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to spousal support; and to provide for retroactive application."
description: "Relating to spousal support; and to provide for retroactive application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1254"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1254 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce993612-4f64-4959-ab77-6bd8581145f8"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1254.html"
source_hash: "b94a4245af9daadcd3b4b4d4602f3cf96467ed04badb1ac9ac39f533dc876194"
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 1254 (67) — Relating to spousal support; and to provide for retroactive application.

## 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/21-0706-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0706-04000.pdf)
3. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1254 with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0706-03000.pdf)
4. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1254 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0706-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Vetter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-20** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2021-01-21** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 8 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-26** Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 43 nays 48 `reading-2`
- **2021-01-27** Reconsidered
- **2021-01-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 51 nays 40 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-28** Received from House
- **2021-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-17** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-03-25** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-04-05** Refused to concur
- **2021-04-05** Conference committee appointed Rohr Fegley Schneider
- **2021-04-06** Conference committee appointed K. Roers O. Larsen Hogan
- **2021-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2021-04-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 23 `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 41 nays 6 `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/ce993612-4f64-4959-ab77-6bd8581145f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).