---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of raw milk directly to a consumer."
description: "Relating to the sale of raw milk directly to a consumer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1515"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1515 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dawson Holle"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b419f270-9ccf-41fa-86ef-be46258cad2d"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "f6c8564c9f2102fcdeb8fcbd5a1a2a02bf41b434f81076456f895b67153b5968"
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 1515 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of raw milk directly to a consumer.

Relating to the sale of raw milk directly to a consumer.

## 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/23-0745-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0745-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0745-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0745-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0745-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1515 — **83–10** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1515 — **32–14** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1515 — **83–10** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1515 — **38–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dawson Holle — primary (person)
- Bill Tveit — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon Prichard — cosponsor (person)
- Cole Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- Donald Schaible — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Henderson — cosponsor (person)
- Hamida Dakane — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff A. Hoverson — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Toman — cosponsor (person)
- Nico Rios — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-10** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 08:45
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 03:30
- **2023-02-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Received from House
- **2023-03-06** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-03-30** Committee Hearing 08:56
- **2023-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 38 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-07** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-07** Conference committee appointed Fisher Henderson Finley-DeVille
- **2023-04-10** Conference committee appointed Lemm Weston Luick
- **2023-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, further amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19** Reported back from conference committee, further amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 32 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by President
- **2023-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor 04/24 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/24 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b419f270-9ccf-41fa-86ef-be46258cad2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).