---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-66-01 and 54-66-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions and notice to an accused individual."
description: "Relating to the definitions and notice to an accused individual."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2048"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2048 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0ad8e71-7201-465c-8814-383aae1acfc4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "47699a544e55db540cfc3fdcf02b8076304cb521713239e3ed196ee33b613acd"
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 SB 2048 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-66-01 and 54-66-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definitions and notice to an accused individual.

Relating to the definitions and notice to an accused individual.

## 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/23-8026-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8026-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8026-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8026-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-8026-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2048 — **55–36** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2048 — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2048 — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2048 — **79–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- State and Local Government — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-01-13** Committee Hearing 09:10
- **2023-01-19** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2023-01-20** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-01-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2023-03-09** Committee Hearing 04:35
- **2023-03-10** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 4 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-13** Rereferred to Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 55 nays 36 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-03-31** Refused to concur
- **2023-03-31** Conference committee appointed K. Roers Barta Braunberger
- **2023-04-05** Conference committee appointed Louser Steiner Karls
- **2023-04-11** Reported back from conference committee, further amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Reported back from conference committee, further amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-13** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 79 nays 10 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-17** Signed by President
- **2023-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor 04/21 `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/e0ad8e71-7201-465c-8814-383aae1acfc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).