---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53-06.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to expanding eligible uses for charitable gaming net proceeds; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to expanding eligible uses for charitable gaming net proceeds; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1142"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1142 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Austen Schauer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/217a340e-6a5e-4307-9b60-862b86973beb"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e43e51f3eaa72ddbb424c3226970855e6b4bbd939a1f82724480e607b3200b76"
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 1142 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53-06.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to expanding eligible uses for charitable gaming net proceeds; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to expanding eligible uses for charitable gaming net proceeds; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23-0154-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0154-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0154-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0154-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1142 — **86–6** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1142 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1142 — **87–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Austen Schauer — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- David Richter — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Michael A. Wobbema — cosponsor (person)
- Paul J. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Mathern — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Committee Hearing 02:55
- **2023-01-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 5 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Committee Hearing 01:30
- **2023-03-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-03-09** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/217a340e-6a5e-4307-9b60-862b86973beb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).