---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact sections 30.1-28-16, 30.1-28-17, 30.1-28-18, and 30.1-28-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to court-authorized involuntary treatment of a ward; to amend and reenact sections 25-03.1-18.2 and 30.1-26-01, subsection 2 of section 30.1-28-03, and sections 30.1-28-04, 30.1-28-12, and 30.1-28-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication."
description: "Relating to court-authorized involuntary treatment of a ward; to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑18.2 and 30.1‑26‑01, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑03, and sections 30.1‑28‑04, 30.1‑28‑12, and 30.1‑28‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2225"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2225 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Dwyer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89487977-6ff6-42fa-8549-2fedf9dd4e1e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e5ae0d525e2b4c377d1186dbe5c5eef97fa8894a347020def9480b6e8c33bfae"
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 2225 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact sections 30.1-28-16, 30.1-28-17, 30.1-28-18, and 30.1-28-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to court-authorized involuntary treatment of a ward; to amend and reenact sections 25-03.1-18.2 and 30.1-26-01, subsection 2 of section 30.1-28-03, and sections 30.1-28-04, 30.1-28-12, and 30.1-28-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication.

Relating to court-authorized involuntary treatment of a ward; to amend and reenact sections 25‑03.1‑18.2 and 30.1‑26‑01, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑03, and sections 30.1‑28‑04, 30.1‑28‑12, and 30.1‑28‑14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to involuntary treatment of a ward with prescribed medication.

## 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/23-0619-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0619-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2225 — **70–23** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2225 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Dwyer — primary (person)
- Jon O. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Sickler — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-24** Committee Hearing 10:25
- **2023-01-25** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-27** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-15** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-03-16** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 4 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 70 nays 23 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-23** Signed by President
- **2023-03-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-28** Signed by Governor 03/27 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89487977-6ff6-42fa-8549-2fedf9dd4e1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).