---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-07.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonresident youth hunting licenses for small game and waterfowl."
description: "Relating to nonresident youth hunting licenses for small game and waterfowl."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1409"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1409 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dick Anderson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb89fd23-2ff1-4795-9d6b-6e0c812c4aa1"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "6595e6f61d7f81e7d9a73761b16102017a656414b8925fb650a60163b2b23d6a"
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 1409 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-07.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonresident youth hunting licenses for small game and waterfowl.

Relating to nonresident youth hunting licenses for small game and waterfowl.

## 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/23-0759-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0759-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0759-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1409 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1409 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Anna S. Novak — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Jon O. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan L. Kannianen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-10** Committee Hearing 10:38
- **2023-02-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Received from House
- **2023-02-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2023-03-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Returned to House
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President
- **2023-03-14** 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/cb89fd23-2ff1-4795-9d6b-6e0c812c4aa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).