---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 46-05-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to publication of legal notices by newspapers."
description: "Relating to publication of legal notices by newspapers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1197 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandy Pyle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21da6778-f97e-4537-99de-8b71c0bdd657"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "1b6aefcfedd8f93d83e4bb1dedea88fae917ed682f6c5d7c58730736227aede6"
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 1197 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 46-05-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to publication of legal notices by newspapers.

Relating to publication of legal notices by newspapers.

## 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/23-0507-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0507-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1197 — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1197 — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandy Pyle — primary (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Karla Rose Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dwyer — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Ostlie — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Roers Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-01-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Returned to House
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Signed by Governor 03/15 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/15 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21da6778-f97e-4537-99de-8b71c0bdd657`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).