---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to growth and development and human sexuality curriculum."
description: "Relating to growth and development and human sexuality curriculum."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1265"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1265 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen A. Anderson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f76b6ec9-5812-4cf9-b9c2-7edf843fa0b0"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "a0f2a274d648755c03dfb855277f1085a857b07dad1f53ffcbf6f357f1764c17"
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 1265 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to growth and development and human sexuality curriculum.

Relating to growth and development and human sexuality curriculum.

## 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/23-0582-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0582-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0582-04000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0582-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1265 — **60–34** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1265 — **37–9** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1265 — **75–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karen A. Anderson — primary (person)
- Brandon Prichard — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Heilman — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dyk — cosponsor (person)
- Vicky Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-01-26** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 60 nays 34 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Request return from committee
- **2023-03-03** Rereferred to Education
- **2023-03-13** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **2023-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 37 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Concurred
- **2023-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 16 `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/f76b6ec9-5812-4cf9-b9c2-7edf843fa0b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).