---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-32-07.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to presumptive probation; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application."
description: "Relating to presumptive probation; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1490"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1490 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary Ista"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0732e1b1-2262-4e0e-95ea-f2290d5a8be8"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "eb782028b78ef95472f411692f776f4b7bfa8ab0ffd6da2ce84f0c1597cf3c7b"
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 1490 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-32-07.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to presumptive probation; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.

Relating to presumptive probation; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.

## 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/23-0342-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0342-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1490 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1490 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1490 — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Zachary Ista — primary (person)
- Austen Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Jared Hagert — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dwyer — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Louser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-07** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-08** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-10** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0732e1b1-2262-4e0e-95ea-f2290d5a8be8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).