---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 1 of chapter 398 of the 2019 Session Laws, relating to a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a legislative management report and a report to the governor."
description: "Relating to a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a legislative management report and a report to the governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2257"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2257 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David A. Clemens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cefd5d33-cbff-4d7b-b847-9c961db437e6"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "6ef01aff71a10d8d2dce2ebaf135453a9caf693ec1dfc5da33eef0ca17144555"
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 2257 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 1 of chapter 398 of the 2019 Session Laws, relating to a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a legislative management report and a report to the governor.

Relating to a task force on prevention of sexual abuse of children; and to provide for a legislative management report and a report to the governor.

## 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/23-0876-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0876-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2257 — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2257 — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David A. Clemens — primary (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Strinden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-02-07** Committee Hearing 10:53
- **2023-02-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-09** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-03-06** Committee Hearing 04:23
- **2023-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-10** Signed by President
- **2023-03-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Governor 03/14 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/15 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cefd5d33-cbff-4d7b-b847-9c961db437e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).