---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide an exemption."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide an exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1015"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1015 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 60
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51bcef15-d3c3-4cc7-8cf8-c8b5140e9801"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "aa5edbdceae0f6aa7eac8281f754688c69078a3591f180b06122b16df741c4c9"
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 1015 (68) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide an exemption.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0244-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0244-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0244-02000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0244-03000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0244-05000.pdf)
6. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0244-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1015 — **73–18** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1015 — **43–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1015 — **82–12** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1015 — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Committee Report on HB 1015 — **55–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-05** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-01-11** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-11** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-30** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-30** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-02-09** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 04:00
- **2023-02-20** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2023-02-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 18 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Division of amendment
- **2023-02-21** Division A lost
- **2023-02-21** Division B adopted
- **2023-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 12, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Reconsidered
- **2023-02-21** Division of amendment
- **2023-02-21** Division A adopted
- **2023-02-21** Division B adopted
- **2023-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 60 nays 34 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Emergency clause failed
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 08:00
- **2023-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 11:15
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-04-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-12** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-13** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-13** Conference committee appointed Schobinger Stemen Mitskog
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Vedaa Wanzek J. Roers
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-27** Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 18 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by President
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/05 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51bcef15-d3c3-4cc7-8cf8-c8b5140e9801`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).