---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring to promote the accountability of all guardians; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 43-41-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensure of social workers; and to provide an appropriation."
description: "Relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring to promote the accountability of all guardians; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 43‑41‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensure of social workers; and to provide an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "SB 2345"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2345 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy Hogan"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c966d16-6e11-4659-8bbb-ba93b614c179"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "d1c26a1ce63d37eec700d03fcbb5db6fcbdf39496d7bf72688527ca4e0f5f582"
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 2345 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring to promote the accountability of all guardians; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 43-41-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensure of social workers; and to provide an appropriation.

Relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring to promote the accountability of all guardians; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 43‑41‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the licensure of social workers; and to provide an appropriation.

## 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/23-1086-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-10000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT - CORRECTED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-06000.pdf)
5. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-07000.pdf)
6. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT - INEFFECTIVE** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-03000.pdf)
7. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-09000.pdf)
8. **SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-08000.pdf)
9. **THIRD ENGROSSMENT - INEFFECTIVE** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-04000.pdf)
10. **THIRD ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments - INEFFECTIVE** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-1086-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2345 — **87–2** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2345 — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2345 — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathy Hogan — primary (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2023-01-30** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2023-02-03** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 10:24
- **2023-02-06** Committee Hearing 02:50
- **2023-02-06** Rereferred to Human Services
- **2023-02-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07** Amendment adopted
- **2023-02-07** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2023-02-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2023-02-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 7 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** Received from Senate
- **2023-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2023-03-27** Committee Hearing 03:10
- **2023-03-28** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 7 6 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Rereferred to Human Services
- **2023-04-03** Committee Hearing 03:25
- **2023-04-04** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Rereferred to Human Services
- **2023-04-13** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2023-04-17** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-04-17** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 87 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2023-04-19** Refused to concur
- **2023-04-19** Conference committee appointed Lee Hogan Dever
- **2023-04-20** Conference committee appointed M. Ruby Beltz Davis
- **2023-04-24** Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Conference committee report adopted
- **2023-04-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **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 as amended, yeas 74 nays 19 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-26** Signed by President
- **2023-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/29 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c966d16-6e11-4659-8bbb-ba93b614c179`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).