---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a statewide sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system; and to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 31‑13‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the collection of samples of blood or body fluids for DNA testing."
description: "Relating to a statewide sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system; and to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 31‑13‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the collection of samples of blood or body fluids for DNA testing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2281"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2281 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd17522f-e4fc-4dfd-8acb-9495a40c298a"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2281.html"
source_hash: "d224deca5baeaf32453e98dff45fe5976d58dc147474e583d3c9ea59149a5578"
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 2281 (67) — Relating to a statewide sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system; and to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 31‑13‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the collection of samples of blood or body fluids for DNA testing.

## 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/21-1008-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1008-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-1008-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bakke — cosponsor (person)
- Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Erbele — cosponsor (person)
- Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Rohr — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-08** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-23** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2021-03-23** Reported back, do pass 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-04-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 17 2 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to Senate
- **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/dd17522f-e4fc-4dfd-8acb-9495a40c298a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).