---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to medical marijuana designated caregivers; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑04 and section 19‑24.1‑38 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to medical marijuana designated caregivers and the medical marijuana advisory board; and to provide for application."
description: "Relating to medical marijuana designated caregivers; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑04 and section 19‑24.1‑38 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to medical marijuana designated caregivers and the medical marijuana advisory board; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1359"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1359 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b16e2e0-76f9-45ff-8773-9bbfa6e73f38"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1359.html"
source_hash: "5f1f5a57f081df1923fe5caf6708d2d3e23f778667f72a0c036b75c6bff970b8"
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 1359 (67) — Relating to medical marijuana designated caregivers; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑04 and section 19‑24.1‑38 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to medical marijuana designated caregivers and the medical marijuana advisory board; and to provide for 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/21-0823-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0823-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0823-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Larsen — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Vetter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-19** Received from House
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-03-24** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-26** Returned to House
- **2021-03-29** Signed by President
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-05** Signed by Governor 04/01 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/01 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b16e2e0-76f9-45ff-8773-9bbfa6e73f38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).