---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-06-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to continuation of an evidence-based online virtual mental health and suicide prevention simulation-based training program for schools."
description: "Relating to continuation of an evidence-based online virtual mental health and suicide prevention simulation-based training program for schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1312"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1312 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b658cec-9eb6-45a1-ba61-ef86c02fa820"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "f70f2ed29290ea2bb9f5b331a873bdfa584e697448018488c0c7fa770fb7e3fb"
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 1312 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-06-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to continuation of an evidence-based online virtual mental health and suicide prevention simulation-based training program for schools.

Relating to continuation of an evidence-based online virtual mental health and suicide prevention simulation-based training program for schools.

## 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/23-0936-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0936-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1312 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1312 — **83–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 03:17
- **2023-02-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** Received from House
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 11:18
- **2023-03-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Returned to House
- **2023-03-22** Signed by President
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-28** Signed by Governor 03/27 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b658cec-9eb6-45a1-ba61-ef86c02fa820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).