---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juror counseling."
description: "Relating to juror counseling."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1047"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1047 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd706e7a-9ad5-4ca9-a435-08538d99e381"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "9e372e95928d562c1504d80176ca4ea78d3a92e628b8b699ee70d2c2a3565e9c"
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 1047 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juror counseling.

Relating to juror counseling.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8026-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8026-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1047 — **32–13** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1047 — **80–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-08** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2025-01-10** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-13** Received from House
- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-18** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 32 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** Returned to House
- **2025-03-12** Signed by President
- **2025-03-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Governor 03/17 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd706e7a-9ad5-4ca9-a435-08538d99e381`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).