---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-09-08, 16.1-08.1-02.3, and 16.1-08.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign contribution statements for candidates seeking a school district office."
description: "Relating to campaign contribution statements for candidates seeking a school district office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1257"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1257 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liz Conmy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62e4639e-fdce-48d9-a5eb-b67e4cf73576"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "0001ce5216dd5603e4f1285fb1ad58b9494d24570cff63a4a741676e453d2ea9"
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 1257 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-09-08, 16.1-08.1-02.3, and 16.1-08.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign contribution statements for candidates seeking a school district office.

Relating to campaign contribution statements for candidates seeking a school district office.

## 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/23-0694-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0694-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1257 — **88–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1257 — **72–20** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1257 — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Liz Conmy — primary (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Eric James Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Karla Rose Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Braunberger — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dyk — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Swiontek — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Beard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-01-20** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 72 nays 20 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:40
- **2023-03-24** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2023-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-31** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Concurred
- **2023-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by President
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Governor 04/06 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/10 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62e4639e-fdce-48d9-a5eb-b67e4cf73576`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).