---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 54-35-15.2 and sections 54-59-09 and 54-59-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties of the information technology committee and the state information technology advisory committee; and to repeal sections 54-59-02.1 and 54-59-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state information technology advisory committee."
description: "Relating to the duties of the information technology committee and the state information technology advisory committee; and to repeal sections 54‑59‑02.1 and 54‑59‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state information technology advisory committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1159"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1159 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glenn Bosch"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f9f9a67-cfd5-45a4-b35c-21109f53a4b3"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "6cb6c963a84577b3ab329f56d1c66a9586ce3b6104eb92a2dd7f265dec81a7b2"
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 1159 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 54-35-15.2 and sections 54-59-09 and 54-59-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties of the information technology committee and the state information technology advisory committee; and to repeal sections 54-59-02.1 and 54-59-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state information technology advisory committee.

Relating to the duties of the information technology committee and the state information technology advisory committee; and to repeal sections 54‑59‑02.1 and 54‑59‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state information technology advisory committee.

## 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/23-0314-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0314-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1159 — **86–6** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1159 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Glenn Bosch — primary (person)
- Cole Conley — cosponsor (person)
- Corey Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Kempenich — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Davison — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Toman — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Weisz — 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 10:45
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-01-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Committee Hearing 01:30
- **2023-03-10** Committee Hearing 10:55
- **2023-03-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** 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 03/22 `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/9f9f9a67-cfd5-45a4-b35c-21109f53a4b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).