---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 12.1-23-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grading of theft offenses; to amend and reenact section 12.1-21-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal mischief; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to grading of theft offenses; to amend and reenact section 12.1‑21‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal mischief; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1378"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1378 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Austen Schauer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd18cf23-00f6-4627-b501-5d6c54b13e39"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e5848bfc70f7d5be57b7381aec13fdf3c3b762eddf3d6e92711e1718d279b902"
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 1378 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 12.1-23-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grading of theft offenses; to amend and reenact section 12.1-21-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal mischief; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to grading of theft offenses; to amend and reenact section 12.1‑21‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal mischief; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/23-0940-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0940-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1378 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1378 — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Austen Schauer — primary (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Grueneich — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Christy — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Strinden — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Beltz — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald Sorvaag — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wanzek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-01-24** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-26** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 11:17
- **2023-03-06** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Returned to House
- **2023-03-09** Signed by President
- **2023-03-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by Governor 03/15 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/16 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd18cf23-00f6-4627-b501-5d6c54b13e39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).