---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 4 of section 23-01-05.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the disclosure of an autopsy report; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 11-19.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorizing the coroner and the state forensic examiner to disclose autopsy reports to the department of corrections and rehabilitation."
description: "Relating to the disclosure of an autopsy report; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 11‑19.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorizing the coroner and the state forensic examiner to disclose autopsy reports to the department of corrections and rehabilitation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1116"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1116 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6fbd352-4fa7-4778-9cbb-636e31ce9cc2"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "321de446391becc896fb8f5e21adb6a431ff76fd7f7916d5a3c08dc6e861e6d1"
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 1116 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 4 of section 23-01-05.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the disclosure of an autopsy report; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 11-19.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorizing the coroner and the state forensic examiner to disclose autopsy reports to the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

Relating to the disclosure of an autopsy report; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 11‑19.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorizing the coroner and the state forensic examiner to disclose autopsy reports to the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

## 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/25-8056-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8056-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1116 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1116 — **93–0** (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 01:00
- **2025-01-14** Committee Hearing 02:42
- **2025-01-14** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-16** Received from House
- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2025-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `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/e6fbd352-4fa7-4778-9cbb-636e31ce9cc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).