---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for child diapers; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to a sales tax exemption for child diapers; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1177"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1177 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SuAnn Olson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c2bd868-23f7-4292-9af2-a30884447851"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2f1f4fc9002b5c2066bd47544d3c8bb72aa8654a8864f9c1f7dcb5a8564f8860"
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 1177 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for child diapers; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to a sales tax exemption for child diapers; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/23-0448-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0448-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0448-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1177 — **28–19** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1177 — **88–6** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1177 — **39–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SuAnn Olson — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-18** Committee Hearing 02:58
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 11:35
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 04:15
- **2023-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-17** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 28 nays 19 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-04-05** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-04-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-04-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Returned to House
- **2023-04-11** Signed by President
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/18 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/19 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c2bd868-23f7-4292-9af2-a30884447851`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).