---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to duties of the attorney general; and to amend and reenact section 12‑60‑17, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑23.1, section 29‑04‑02, subdivision c of subsection 5 of section 53‑06.1‑06, section 53‑12.1‑12, and subsection 1 of section 54‑12‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to duties of the attorney general and the prosecution of a felony."
description: "Relating to duties of the attorney general; and to amend and reenact section 12‑60‑17, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑23.1, section 29‑04‑02, subdivision c of subsection 5 of section 53‑06.1‑06, section 53‑12.1‑12, and subsection 1 of section 54‑12‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to duties of the attorney general and the prosecution of a felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2283"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2283 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c70a1fd-7a1b-4c8c-86b2-64c6753da4b5"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2283.html"
source_hash: "552bd519eebdd12bedef732542a9c85073c4d4ed0b98498c156c7feaaae40540"
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 2283 (67) — Relating to duties of the attorney general; and to amend and reenact section 12‑60‑17, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 1 of section 19‑03.1‑23.1, section 29‑04‑02, subdivision c of subsection 5 of section 53‑06.1‑06, section 53‑12.1‑12, and subsection 1 of section 54‑12‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to duties of the attorney general and the prosecution of a felony.

## 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/21-0920-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0920-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0920-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2021-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-10** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-23** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-03-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Signed by President
- **2021-03-31** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Governor 04/01 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-05** 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/2c70a1fd-7a1b-4c8c-86b2-64c6753da4b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).