---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 54-23.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 27-20.4-01, subsection 3 of section 27-20.4-17, subsections 1 and 8 of section 27-20.4-18, section 27-20.4-21, and section 27-20.4-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquent children; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 27‑20.4‑01, subsection 3 of section 27‑20.4‑17, subsections 1 and 8 of section 27‑20.4‑18, section 27‑20.4‑21, and section 27‑20.4‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquent children; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1160"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1160 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shannon Roers Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bdffe44-7dac-4616-9032-eff40ac7fc47"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "82299bc2c0f8fedeed36688a387ae153935f3d99fb9c6e2c8f86ab1625e57e29"
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 1160 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 54-23.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 27-20.4-01, subsection 3 of section 27-20.4-17, subsections 1 and 8 of section 27-20.4-18, section 27-20.4-21, and section 27-20.4-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquent children; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 27‑20.4‑01, subsection 3 of section 27‑20.4‑17, subsections 1 and 8 of section 27‑20.4‑18, section 27‑20.4‑21, and section 27‑20.4‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquent children; 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/23-0472-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0472-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0472-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0472-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1160 — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1160 — **87–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1160 — **43–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shannon Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Sickler — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-18** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-01-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 3, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Rereferred to Judiciary
- **2023-03-29** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-03-30** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-31** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 5, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor 04/12 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-17** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bdffe44-7dac-4616-9032-eff40ac7fc47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).