---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact two new subsections to section 51-25-02, subsections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of section 51-25.1-02, and one new subsection to section 51-25.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to assignment of escrow accounts, sell-through periods after removal of tobacco product manufacturer or brand family from directory, and placing burden on a nonparticipating manufacturer to establish an escrow deposit is not required on certain sales; to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 51-25-01, subsection 2 of section 51-25.1-02, subsection 4 of section 51-25.1-02, section 51-25.1-05, subsection 2 of section 51-25.1-06, and section 57-36-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definition of the term \"units sold\" used to determine escrow to be deposited by a nonparticipating manufacturer, and the regulation of tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and the lawful sale of cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to assignment of escrow accounts, sell-through periods after removal of tobacco product manufacturer or brand family from directory, and placing burden on a nonparticipating manufacturer to establish an escrow deposit is not required on certain sales; to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 51‑25‑01, subsection 2 of section 51‑25.1‑02, subsection 4 of section 51‑25.1‑02, section 51‑25.1‑05, subsection 2 of section 51‑25.1‑06, and section 57‑36‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definition of the term \"units sold\" used to determine escrow to be deposited by a nonparticipating manufacturer, and the regulation of tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and the lawful sale of cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1274"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1274 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robin Weisz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31601172-5225-4fea-a89a-8ff1ebff2053"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "522e72dbcca78b81a3ad466ed7d46999c576f2accaf29709cce52ffb02ae2cd8"
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 1274 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact two new subsections to section 51-25-02, subsections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of section 51-25.1-02, and one new subsection to section 51-25.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to assignment of escrow accounts, sell-through periods after removal of tobacco product manufacturer or brand family from directory, and placing burden on a nonparticipating manufacturer to establish an escrow deposit is not required on certain sales; to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 51-25-01, subsection 2 of section 51-25.1-02, subsection 4 of section 51-25.1-02, section 51-25.1-05, subsection 2 of section 51-25.1-06, and section 57-36-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definition of the term "units sold" used to determine escrow to be deposited by a nonparticipating manufacturer, and the regulation of tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and the lawful sale of cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to assignment of escrow accounts, sell-through periods after removal of tobacco product manufacturer or brand family from directory, and placing burden on a nonparticipating manufacturer to establish an escrow deposit is not required on certain sales; to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 51‑25‑01, subsection 2 of section 51‑25.1‑02, subsection 4 of section 51‑25.1‑02, section 51‑25.1‑05, subsection 2 of section 51‑25.1‑06, and section 57‑36‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definition of the term "units sold" used to determine escrow to be deposited by a nonparticipating manufacturer, and the regulation of tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and the lawful sale of cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23-0787-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0787-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1274 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1274 — **72–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robin Weisz — primary (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Klein — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Grueneich — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-01-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 4 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 72 nays 18, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry and Business Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 03:05
- **2023-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Returned to House
- **2023-03-10** Signed by President
- **2023-03-14** 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/31601172-5225-4fea-a89a-8ff1ebff2053`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).