---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 1 of section 27-20.2-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1-31-01.2, subsection 8 of section 12.1-31.2-01, subsection 1 of section 15-08-19.2, subsection 5 of section 15-08-19.3, section 15-11-37, paragraph 1 of subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 19-24.1-01, paragraph 1 of subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19-24.1-01, subsection 8 of section 23-09-01, subsections 24 and 34 of section 26.1-05-19, subsection 7 of section 26.1-17-33.1, subsection 6 of section 32-19-41, sections 37-01-16 and 39-06-32, subsection 4 of section 39-06-33, subdivision i of subsection 2 of section 39-06-49, subsection 5 of section 39-06.1-11, sections 40-34-13 and 40-35-02, subsection 11 of section 43-23-06.1, sections 54-21.3-05, 57-15-06, and 57-15-08, and subsection 6 of section 61-32-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1‑31‑01.2, subsection 8 of section 12.1‑31.2‑01, subsection 1 of section 15‑08‑19.2, subsection 5 of section 15‑08‑19.3, section 15‑11‑37, paragraph 1 of subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑01, paragraph 1 of subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑01, subsection 8 of section 23‑09‑01, subsections 24 and 34 of section 26.1‑05‑19, subsection 7 of section 26.1‑17‑33.1, subsection 6 of section 32‑19‑41, sections 37‑01‑16 and 39‑06‑32, subsection 4 of section 39‑06‑33, subdivision i of subsection 2 of section 39‑06‑49, subsection 5 of section 39‑06.1‑11, sections 40‑34‑13 and 40‑35‑02, subsection 11 of section 43‑23‑06.1, sections 54‑21.3‑05, 57‑15‑06, and 57‑15‑08, and subsection 6 of section 61‑32‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1038"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1038 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1c92269-84b3-4a47-ba73-844d9b4b6dac"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "6ccb7517befa2d7b7599592eb294e62a20bda5bad6d1c22777784b5e2f623f9e"
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 1038 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 1 of section 27-20.2-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1-31-01.2, subsection 8 of section 12.1-31.2-01, subsection 1 of section 15-08-19.2, subsection 5 of section 15-08-19.3, section 15-11-37, paragraph 1 of subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 19-24.1-01, paragraph 1 of subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19-24.1-01, subsection 8 of section 23-09-01, subsections 24 and 34 of section 26.1-05-19, subsection 7 of section 26.1-17-33.1, subsection 6 of section 32-19-41, sections 37-01-16 and 39-06-32, subsection 4 of section 39-06-33, subdivision i of subsection 2 of section 39-06-49, subsection 5 of section 39-06.1-11, sections 40-34-13 and 40-35-02, subsection 11 of section 43-23-06.1, sections 54-21.3-05, 57-15-06, and 57-15-08, and subsection 6 of section 61-32-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; and to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1‑31‑01.2, subsection 8 of section 12.1‑31.2‑01, subsection 1 of section 15‑08‑19.2, subsection 5 of section 15‑08‑19.3, section 15‑11‑37, paragraph 1 of subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑01, paragraph 1 of subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 19‑24.1‑01, subsection 8 of section 23‑09‑01, subsections 24 and 34 of section 26.1‑05‑19, subsection 7 of section 26.1‑17‑33.1, subsection 6 of section 32‑19‑41, sections 37‑01‑16 and 39‑06‑32, subsection 4 of section 39‑06‑33, subdivision i of subsection 2 of section 39‑06‑49, subsection 5 of section 39‑06.1‑11, sections 40‑34‑13 and 40‑35‑02, subsection 11 of section 43‑23‑06.1, sections 54‑21.3‑05, 57‑15‑06, and 57‑15‑08, and subsection 6 of section 61‑32‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to technical corrections and improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete references; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0171-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0171-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0171-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1038 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1038 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Legislative Management — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-04** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2023-01-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-11** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-14** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17** Returned to House
- **2023-03-20** Signed by President
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1c92269-84b3-4a47-ba73-844d9b4b6dac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).