---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14-02.4 and a new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to preferred pronouns and providing accommodations to a transgender student; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to preferred pronouns and providing accommodations to a transgender student; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1522"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1522 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Dyk"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dce2ef7-c66e-4ee4-a696-d7316b3ad293"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ef34e1e9a8a108f34e9cf362708aee5624d002e6dea35552cadd8ea71d60c738"
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 1522 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14-02.4 and a new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to preferred pronouns and providing accommodations to a transgender student; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to preferred pronouns and providing accommodations to a transgender student; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23-0864-04000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0864-10000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0864-05000.pdf)
4. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0864-06000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0864-09000.pdf)
6. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0864-08000.pdf)
7. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments - NOT ADOPTED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0864-07000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1522 — **37–10** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1522 — **73–19** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1522 — **40–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott Dyk — primary (person)
- Cole Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelby Timmons — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Weston — cosponsor (person)
- Lori VanWinkle — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Beard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 04:30
- **2023-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-20** Rereferred to Human Services
- **2023-02-21** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 19, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-29** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2023-03-31** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-03-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-03** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment adopted
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 37 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-03** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-17** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Rohr K. Anderson Dobervich
- **2023-04-19** Conference committee appointed Weston Lee Cleary
- **2023-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 22, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-27** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Emergency clause carried
- **2023-04-28** Signed by President
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** Signed by Governor 05/08 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dce2ef7-c66e-4ee4-a696-d7316b3ad293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).