---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-02-04, 15.1-13-35.1, and 15.1-32-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a dyslexia and literacy task force, reading instruction competency for teacher licensure, and the dyslexia screening and intervention program; to repeal section 15.1-32-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory dyslexia screening; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date."
description: "Relating to the creation of a dyslexia and literacy task force, reading instruction competency for teacher licensure, and the dyslexia screening and intervention program; to repeal section 15.1‑32‑25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory dyslexia screening; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1231"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1231 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Strinden"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04e0bb91-6c6a-4710-8a84-497924be6977"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "019ff50989f06aed99d78dbe49c0d6be7af4a6b8d45d281bc21395a6067e41e6"
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 1231 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-02-04, 15.1-13-35.1, and 15.1-32-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a dyslexia and literacy task force, reading instruction competency for teacher licensure, and the dyslexia screening and intervention program; to repeal section 15.1-32-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory dyslexia screening; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to the creation of a dyslexia and literacy task force, reading instruction competency for teacher licensure, and the dyslexia screening and intervention program; to repeal section 15.1‑32‑25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory dyslexia screening; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration 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/23-0362-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0362-07000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0362-04000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0362-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0362-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1231 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1231 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1231 — **77–15** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1231 — **88–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle Strinden — primary (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Curt Kreun — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jorin Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Davison — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Schatz — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-18** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 03:47
- **2023-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 15 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-04-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-12** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-12** Conference committee appointed Timmons Conmy Jonas
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Beard Wobbema Lemm
- **2023-04-20** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by President
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/06 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04e0bb91-6c6a-4710-8a84-497924be6977`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).