---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 44-04-18.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exempt records of coroners and medical examiners; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23-02.1-27 and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 44-04-18.18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to death records and training of coroner and medical personnel."
description: "Relating to exempt records of coroners and medical examiners; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23‑02.1‑27 and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 44‑04‑18.18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to death records and training of coroner and medical personnel."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1481"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1481 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gretchen Dobervich"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35ac5d7e-c2c0-42cf-a286-54209e56c8dd"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8e6f5ddf45c91f607f3a38adca22be5c22543df0b19e5cb9dadccb51d94a34ab"
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 1481 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 44-04-18.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exempt records of coroners and medical examiners; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23-02.1-27 and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 44-04-18.18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to death records and training of coroner and medical personnel.

Relating to exempt records of coroners and medical examiners; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23‑02.1‑27 and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 44‑04‑18.18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to death records and training of coroner and medical personnel.

## 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/23-0611-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0611-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0611-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1481 — **44–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1481 — **88–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gretchen Dobervich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 03:45
- **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 88 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 04:15
- **2023-03-15** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17** Returned to House
- **2023-03-20** Signed by President
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35ac5d7e-c2c0-42cf-a286-54209e56c8dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).