---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-05-01 and 4.1-25-01, and subsection 9 of section 4.1-26-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of milk."
description: "Relating to the definition of milk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1255"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1255 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dawson Holle"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d1f87e5-82aa-4201-a0ba-0a9548412c63"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "9dc059b2df8351c85443afbb512df2b8ccacdb1aa8c6dcda8ab37fb9b28a06ec"
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 1255 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-05-01 and 4.1-25-01, and subsection 9 of section 4.1-26-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of milk.

Relating to the definition of milk.

## 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/23-0534-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0534-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0534-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0534-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1255 — **26–21** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1255 — **78–15** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1255 — **82–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dawson Holle — primary (person)
- Cole Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- Donald Schaible — cosponsor (person)
- Dori Hauck — cosponsor (person)
- Eric James Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Boehm — cosponsor (person)
- Lori VanWinkle — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dyk — cosponsor (person)
- SuAnn Olson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-02** Committee Hearing 11:25
- **2023-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 15 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-09** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 26 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 8 `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/1d1f87e5-82aa-4201-a0ba-0a9548412c63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).