---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-44.1, a new section to chapter 12-46, a new section to chapter 12-47, and a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms in a dormitory or living facility controlled by the state board of higher education, a correctional facility, the North Dakota youth correctional center, and the penitentiary exclusively for males and females."
description: "Relating to the use of restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms in a dormitory or living facility controlled by the state board of higher education, a correctional facility, the North Dakota youth correctional center, and the penitentiary exclusively for males and females."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1473"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1473 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SuAnn Olson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e56a171b-0549-4709-946d-6b6524977b9d"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "78e85dc305daf214d9fdad91e2ba60b7cee2a429f5ab194da7c4e188ec4300b4"
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 1473 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-44.1, a new section to chapter 12-46, a new section to chapter 12-47, and a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms in a dormitory or living facility controlled by the state board of higher education, a correctional facility, the North Dakota youth correctional center, and the penitentiary exclusively for males and females.

Relating to the use of restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms in a dormitory or living facility controlled by the state board of higher education, a correctional facility, the North Dakota youth correctional center, and the penitentiary exclusively for males and females.

## 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/23-0498-05000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0498-08000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0498-06000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0498-07000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1473 — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1473 — **79–15** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1473 — **78–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SuAnn Olson — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon Prichard — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Henderson — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff A. Hoverson — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Bellew — cosponsor (person)
- Lori VanWinkle — cosponsor (person)
- Vicky Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 05:00
- **2023-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 15 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-28** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-21** Concurred
- **2023-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by President
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Governor 04/25 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e56a171b-0549-4709-946d-6b6524977b9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).