---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11-11-05, 15.1-09-30, 40-06-02, 49-01-07, 54-16-01, and 54-17-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recitation of the pledge of allegiance."
description: "Relating to the recitation of the pledge of allegiance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1120"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1120 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pat D. Heinert"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b97552b6-f08e-4cfd-a569-8936fb2e7dbc"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "74eaae584fa1a4c29dc2cfc4c06b30c25af874f82207afcdf89fd1ef054bad8b"
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 1120 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11-11-05, 15.1-09-30, 40-06-02, 49-01-07, 54-16-01, and 54-17-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.

Relating to the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.

## 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/23-0398-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0398-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0398-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0398-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1120 — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1120 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1120 — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pat D. Heinert — primary (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Donald W. Longmuir — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:15
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 04:20
- **2023-01-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 02:54
- **2023-03-31** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-05** Laid over three legislative days
- **2023-04-11** Concurred
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by President
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/20 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b97552b6-f08e-4cfd-a569-8936fb2e7dbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).