---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision c of subsection 3 of section 12.1-31.2-02, subsection 1 of section 20.1-06-07, sections 37-17.1-02.1 and 37-17.1-06, subsections 1 and 4 of section 37-17.1-07, subsections 1, 2, and 5 of section 37-17.1-07.1, subsections 2 and 3 of section 37-17.1-11, sections 37-17.1-14, 37-17.1-14.1, 37-17.1-15, and 37-17.1-22, subsection 3 of section 37-17.1-28, section 37-17.3-01, subsection 1 of section 37-17.3-02.2, section 37-17.3-08, subdivision c of subsection 2 of section 39-01-01, sections 39-03-13.2 and 54-12-22, subsection 2 of section 54-12-32, subsection 1 of section 57-40.6-12, subsection 3 of section 61-16.2-03, and section 65-06-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the renaming of divisions within the department of emergency services."
description: "Relating to the renaming of divisions within the department of emergency services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1079"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1079 (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/c835865c-73ee-444e-b24b-e9d044df8bad"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2de3289f66e3e76dc1f03b7a518db4d2fbe27ea599746e3f0f56d2465afbbc3d"
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 1079 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision c of subsection 3 of section 12.1-31.2-02, subsection 1 of section 20.1-06-07, sections 37-17.1-02.1 and 37-17.1-06, subsections 1 and 4 of section 37-17.1-07, subsections 1, 2, and 5 of section 37-17.1-07.1, subsections 2 and 3 of section 37-17.1-11, sections 37-17.1-14, 37-17.1-14.1, 37-17.1-15, and 37-17.1-22, subsection 3 of section 37-17.1-28, section 37-17.3-01, subsection 1 of section 37-17.3-02.2, section 37-17.3-08, subdivision c of subsection 2 of section 39-01-01, sections 39-03-13.2 and 54-12-22, subsection 2 of section 54-12-32, subsection 1 of section 57-40.6-12, subsection 3 of section 61-16.2-03, and section 65-06-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the renaming of divisions within the department of emergency services.

Relating to the renaming of divisions within the department of emergency services.

## 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/25-8105-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8105-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1079 — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1079 — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Government and Veterans Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-10** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2025-01-13** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-15** Received from House
- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-14** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2025-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-10** Returned to House
- **2025-03-12** Signed by President
- **2025-03-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Governor 03/14 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c835865c-73ee-444e-b24b-e9d044df8bad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).