---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1405"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1405 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f996974c-7e2a-4583-9977-d66aeada1afb"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1405.html"
source_hash: "e82051bb4ee728a1f86da1ac975aea585c0a3dfb0191d3286e76e3ce9f3b9438"
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 1405 (67) — Relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an income tax credit for the employment of individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

## 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/21-0877-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0877-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0877-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Simons — cosponsor (person)
- Skroch — cosponsor (person)
- Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-01-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-29** Amendment adopted
- **2021-01-29** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-02-05** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 20 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-15** Received from House
- **2021-02-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-03-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Returned to House
- **2021-03-12** Signed by President
- **2021-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f996974c-7e2a-4583-9977-d66aeada1afb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).