---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 and sections 49-07-01.1, 51-05.1-01, 51-05.1-01.2, 51-05.1-04.1, and 51-05.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks of licenses, the registration of auctioneers, and cross-references; to repeal sections 51-05.1-01.1, 51-05.1-02, 51-05.1-02.1, and 51-05.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctioneers' and clerks' licenses; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to criminal history record checks of licenses, the registration of auctioneers, and cross-references; to repeal sections 51‑05.1‑01.1, 51‑05.1‑02, 51‑05.1‑02.1, and 51‑05.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctioneers' and clerks' licenses; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1191"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1191 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Louser"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bfda59f-eefb-4307-8ba6-f771591f504e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "55000749d17805ba6074a6da6aa7364e6fc606a0fdc9417c344cc5be371ae693"
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 1191 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 and sections 49-07-01.1, 51-05.1-01, 51-05.1-01.2, 51-05.1-04.1, and 51-05.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks of licenses, the registration of auctioneers, and cross-references; to repeal sections 51-05.1-01.1, 51-05.1-02, 51-05.1-02.1, and 51-05.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctioneers' and clerks' licenses; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to criminal history record checks of licenses, the registration of auctioneers, and cross-references; to repeal sections 51‑05.1‑01.1, 51‑05.1‑02, 51‑05.1‑02.1, and 51‑05.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auctioneers' and clerks' licenses; 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/23-0560-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0560-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0560-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0560-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1191 — **85–7** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1191 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1191 — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott Louser — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Larsen — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Motschenbacher — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Ostlie — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 10:11
- **2023-02-08** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 04:00
- **2023-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 1 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-03-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `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/2bfda59f-eefb-4307-8ba6-f771591f504e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).