---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to contracts limiting liability to the state; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to contracts limiting liability to the state; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1316"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1316 (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/9891f6a8-43ed-4ff5-b3e5-f330a195091c"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1316.html"
source_hash: "8ad7df51cad24c61a82640a2344fed9aab499355fb8a93e88c5b34fd0e9217a3"
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 1316 (67) — Relating to contracts limiting liability to the state; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/21-0174-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0174-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0174-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Davison — cosponsor (person)
- Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Piepkorn — cosponsor (person)
- Roers Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Toman — cosponsor (person)
- Vigesaa — cosponsor (person)
- Wanzek — cosponsor (person)
- Weisz — 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`
- **2021-02-09** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 4, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-19** Received from House
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **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 45 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `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/9891f6a8-43ed-4ff5-b3e5-f330a195091c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).