---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to district party organization; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political party reorganization after redistricting; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to district party organization; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political party reorganization after redistricting; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1513"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1513 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eadbda32-43fc-46d9-a47a-b23cbf9efa63"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/bill-overview/bo1513.html"
source_hash: "3ef1f9cd14c8c4a578baaf19b7a1cd736f39f05a839800738c621638663fb50c"
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 1513 (67) — Relating to district party organization; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political party reorganization after redistricting; and to provide an effective 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/special/documents/21-1115-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/documents/21-1115-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/special/documents/21-1115-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Devlin — cosponsor (person)
- Headland — cosponsor (person)
- Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Nathe — cosponsor (person)
- O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Pollert — cosponsor (person)
- Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Redistricting Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-11-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-09** Received from House
- **2021-11-09** Introduced, first reading `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Engrossment placed on calendar 15 1 0
- **2021-11-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-10** Returned to House
- **2021-11-11** Signed by President
- **2021-11-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-11-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor 11/11 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 11/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eadbda32-43fc-46d9-a47a-b23cbf9efa63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).