---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for military spouses; and to amend and reenact subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 52‑04‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to benefits paid chargeable to accounts of base‑period employers."
description: "Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for military spouses; and to amend and reenact subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 52‑04‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to benefits paid chargeable to accounts of base‑period employers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1278"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1278 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae5d7276-8ecb-420f-a9c2-e890fc5d694e"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1278.html"
source_hash: "caff7111e4af8fdb179a5d287a7d78178f2cba475104e830ec82b5d130f74c8a"
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 1278 (67) — Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for military spouses; and to amend and reenact subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 52‑04‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to benefits paid chargeable to accounts of base‑period employers.

## 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/21-0050-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0050-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0050-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Burckhard — cosponsor (person)
- Ista — cosponsor (person)
- Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Kreun — cosponsor (person)
- Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Louser — cosponsor (person)
- Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Oban — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Stemen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2021-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-22** Received from House
- **2021-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-03-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-12** Returned to House
- **2021-03-16** Signed by President
- **2021-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/22 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae5d7276-8ecb-420f-a9c2-e890fc5d694e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).