---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to criminal history background checks and licensure and regulation of nutritionists and dietitians; to amend and reenact sections 43‑44‑01, 43‑44‑02, 43‑44‑03, 43‑44‑05, 43‑44‑06, 43‑44‑07, 43‑44‑08, 43‑44‑09, 43‑44‑10, 43‑44‑12, 43‑44‑13, 43‑44‑15, 43‑44‑16, and 43‑44‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation and licensure of nutritionists and dietitians; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to criminal history background checks and licensure and regulation of nutritionists and dietitians; to amend and reenact sections 43‑44‑01, 43‑44‑02, 43‑44‑03, 43‑44‑05, 43‑44‑06, 43‑44‑07, 43‑44‑08, 43‑44‑09, 43‑44‑10, 43‑44‑12, 43‑44‑13, 43‑44‑15, 43‑44‑16, and 43‑44‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation and licensure of nutritionists and dietitians; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2187"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2187 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceff1f72-76a2-4813-9570-f3ea1eb91adf"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2187.html"
source_hash: "36d8c0507e34177bae94d5ab8cfe8d0c9823b47e82438e00eed821f6408b3ca6"
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 SB 2187 (67) — Relating to criminal history background checks and licensure and regulation of nutritionists and dietitians; to amend and reenact sections 43‑44‑01, 43‑44‑02, 43‑44‑03, 43‑44‑05, 43‑44‑06, 43‑44‑07, 43‑44‑08, 43‑44‑09, 43‑44‑10, 43‑44‑12, 43‑44‑13, 43‑44‑15, 43‑44‑16, and 43‑44‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation and licensure of nutritionists and dietitians; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/21-0420-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0420-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0420-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0420-03000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Burckhard — cosponsor (person)
- Devlin — cosponsor (person)
- Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Rohr — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-25** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2021-02-02** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-03-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 81 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2021-04-09** Concurred
- **2021-04-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Signed by President
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ceff1f72-76a2-4813-9570-f3ea1eb91adf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).