---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 1-01-49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of person; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to the definition of person; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1361"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1361 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cole Christensen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4d02ad2-3d56-4064-aadc-0e7d79cf8957"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ef4cf31db89eea843e5257371bb0f1dd4a8fd7db23f17fc1f2d7705a2660814d"
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 1361 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 1-01-49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of person; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to the definition of person; 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/23-0346-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0346-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1361 — **85–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1361 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1361 — **86–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cole Christensen — primary (person)
- Ben Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Larsen — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff A. Hoverson — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffery J. Magrum — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Kempenich — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Bellew — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Heilman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael A. Wobbema — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Toman — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 03:40
- **2023-02-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 7, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 09:37
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-03-16** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 5, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4d02ad2-3d56-4064-aadc-0e7d79cf8957`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).