---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 31-13-04 and subsection 10 of section 39-20-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to collection of samples for DNA testing and chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration and presence of drugs for individuals operating motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to collection of samples for DNA testing and chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration and presence of drugs for individuals operating motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1338"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1338 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd Porter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eed91394-c096-4e4c-86a5-0da1b8765091"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "c1f8660fe52534a3a0ec2a3e89109f2c1d247c84d7a0aacf2e4a0cafc1d38dc3"
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 1338 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 31-13-04 and subsection 10 of section 39-20-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to collection of samples for DNA testing and chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration and presence of drugs for individuals operating motor vehicles; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to collection of samples for DNA testing and chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration and presence of drugs for individuals operating motor vehicles; 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/23-0895-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0895-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0895-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1338 — **44–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1338 — **80–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Todd Porter — primary (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Dockter — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Karls — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-17** Committee Hearing 02:33
- **2023-01-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-23** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-20** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Returned to House
- **2023-03-23** Signed by President
- **2023-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Signed by Governor 03/29 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-04** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/30 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eed91394-c096-4e4c-86a5-0da1b8765091`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).