---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-19.1-01 and subsection 1 of section 37-19.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment."
description: "Relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1222"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1222 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Stemen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca24161d-3bcb-46f5-a024-a7d72258654c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "24a1767c73d36edecee45910c63fd112af2fed4d59f7ff8b88e6c4ab42d37105"
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 1222 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-19.1-01 and subsection 1 of section 37-19.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment.

Relating to the definition of a veteran and required documentation when claiming veterans' preference for employment.

## 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/23-0741-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0741-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0741-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1222 — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1222 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Stemen — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Corey Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Curt Kreun — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2023-01-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-03-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** 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 03/23 `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/ca24161d-3bcb-46f5-a024-a7d72258654c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).