---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sanctuary status."
description: "Relating to sanctuary status."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1155"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1155 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Heilman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93ccfe96-ec9a-4e57-bf59-d992f9b33254"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "dcd32ecb1911d420f402806d82b8def5d94fcf26a25318bb37e9ba4337c14b72"
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 1155 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sanctuary status.

Relating to sanctuary status.

## 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/23-0540-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0540-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1155 — **40–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1155 — **80–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Heilman — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon Prichard — cosponsor (person)
- Cole Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Clemens — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Michael A. Wobbema — cosponsor (person)
- Nico Rios — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 02:59
- **2023-03-30** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House
- **2023-04-05** Signed by President
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor 04/07 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/10 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93ccfe96-ec9a-4e57-bf59-d992f9b33254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).