---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-19-01, 15.1-07-25.4, 15.1-31-01, 15.1-31-06, 15.1-31-07, and 15.1-31-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to virtual instruction of students and open enrollment."
description: "Relating to virtual instruction of students and open enrollment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1376"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1376 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Strinden"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a3d843b-19de-4a15-893d-b32e16435dfe"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e50bdd49b86c1aa988721455320ceb4b4dafd3fa9e8c45ca1105187c2564d125"
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 1376 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-19-01, 15.1-07-25.4, 15.1-31-01, 15.1-31-06, 15.1-31-07, and 15.1-31-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to virtual instruction of students and open enrollment.

Relating to virtual instruction of students and open enrollment.

## 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/23-0426-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0426-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0426-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0426-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1376 — **79–13** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1376 — **25–22** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1376 — **80–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle Strinden — primary (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- David Monson — cosponsor (person)
- David Richter — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Davison — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Meyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 04:06
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-02-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Received from House
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-03-24** Reported back amended, without recommendation 6 0 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 25 nays 22 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Laid over one legislative day
- **2023-04-06** Concurred
- **2023-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/08 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a3d843b-19de-4a15-893d-b32e16435dfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).