---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 37-19.1-01 and 37-19.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of designated electronic communication and the procedural requirements for refusing veterans preference."
description: "Relating to the definition of designated electronic communication and the procedural requirements for refusing veterans preference."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1250"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1250 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Stemen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60031c7e-f52e-4874-a091-8976238df204"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "3b5ba35214bb0f4a341b5f380a46769620efd940a2a23c73cde25b6b0278336d"
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 1250 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 37-19.1-01 and 37-19.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of designated electronic communication and the procedural requirements for refusing veterans preference.

Relating to the definition of designated electronic communication and the procedural requirements for refusing veterans preference.

## 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/23-0722-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0722-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1250 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1250 — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Stemen — primary (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Jared Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Boschee — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Roers Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Swiontek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 03:15
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-01-30** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Returned to House
- **2023-03-09** Signed by President
- **2023-03-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by Governor 03/15 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60031c7e-f52e-4874-a091-8976238df204`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).