---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 27-19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare; to amend and reenact section 27-20.3-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reasonable efforts to prevent removal; to repeal section 27-20.3-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare; and to provide for a legislative management study."
description: "Relating to Indian child welfare; to amend and reenact section 27‑20.3‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reasonable efforts to prevent removal; to repeal section 27‑20.3‑19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare; and to provide for a legislative management study."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1536"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1536 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jayme Davis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c31151f-d687-4b5f-97fa-648ad49ff970"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "fa17ae25708aba7ada2582889d778790d79c57f3ac68b3fdce9dfc0957e28fad"
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 1536 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 27-19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare; to amend and reenact section 27-20.3-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reasonable efforts to prevent removal; to repeal section 27-20.3-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Relating to Indian child welfare; to amend and reenact section 27‑20.3‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reasonable efforts to prevent removal; to repeal section 27‑20.3‑19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare; and to provide for a legislative management study.

## 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/23-0481-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0481-07000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0481-04000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0481-06000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0481-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1536 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1536 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1536 — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1536 — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jayme Davis — primary (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Henderson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Luick — cosponsor (person)
- LaurieBeth Hager — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Finley-DeVille — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Conmy — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Weisz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 04:37
- **2023-02-15** Committee Hearing 05:00
- **2023-02-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 10:46
- **2023-03-22** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-28** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-11** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-11** Conference committee appointed Fegley McLeod Davis
- **2023-04-17** Conference committee appointed Lee Weston Hogan
- **2023-04-20** 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 91 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-26** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by President
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-27** 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/8c31151f-d687-4b5f-97fa-648ad49ff970`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).