---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 14-15-09, 14-15-11, 50-12-09, 50-12-10, and 50-12-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform adoption act and child-placing agencies; to repeal sections 50-12-02.1 and 50-12-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to out-of-state child-placing agencies and revocation of license; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to the revised uniform adoption act and child-placing agencies; to repeal sections 50‑12‑02.1 and 50‑12‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to out-of-state child‑placing agencies and revocation of license; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1120"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1120 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2bc4258-0ae5-4fe9-a28b-7333e4016f02"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "26a7a84ff23a8c70c933eb0e6e0f180ab3f7ce5588ad0b9092bd818ddc69bbcb"
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 1120 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 14-15-09, 14-15-11, 50-12-09, 50-12-10, and 50-12-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform adoption act and child-placing agencies; to repeal sections 50-12-02.1 and 50-12-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to out-of-state child-placing agencies and revocation of license; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to the revised uniform adoption act and child-placing agencies; to repeal sections 50‑12‑02.1 and 50‑12‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to out-of-state child‑placing agencies and revocation of license; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/25-8086-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8086-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8086-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1120 — **46–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1120 — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Human Services — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-13** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2025-01-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-01-20** Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-21** Received from House
- **2025-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **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 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/a2bc4258-0ae5-4fe9-a28b-7333e4016f02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).