---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the attorney general for a back the blue grant program; and to provide for a report."
description: "AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the attorney general for a back the blue grant program; and to provide for a report."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1307"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1307 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shannon Roers Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0347be04-d177-426f-abbb-2bd07f9e93a9"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "360da958d5bff026d85f180afcd287f40e05484469ad14877a6795ef1309a4fc"
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 1307 (68) — AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the attorney general for a back the blue grant program; and to provide for a report.

## 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/23-0915-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0915-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0915-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0915-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1307 — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1307 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1307 — **27–18** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1307 — **42–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shannon Roers Jones — primary (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Corey Mock — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Patten — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Jim P. Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-02-17** Committee Hearing 11:27
- **2023-02-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-17** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-20** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 18 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Reconsidered
- **2023-03-21** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-29** Committee Hearing 10:49
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 10:10
- **2023-03-31** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2023-04-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-04** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-11** Concurred
- **2023-04-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by President
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/18 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/18 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0347be04-d177-426f-abbb-2bd07f9e93a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).