---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-20-16, subsection 1 of section 4.1-20-18, section 16.1-01-00.1, subsection 1 of section 16.1-01-09, section 16.1-01-15.1, subsection 3 of section 16.1-05-01, section 16.1-06-02, subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 16.1-06-04, section 16.1-07-07, subsection 4 of section 16.1-07-08, section 16.1-07-09, subsection 3 of section 16.1-07-21, section 16.1-07-24, subsection 2 of section 16.1-07-26, sections 16.1-11-27 and 16.1-11.1-04, subsection 1 of section 16.1-11.1-07, subsection 3 of section 16.1-12-02.2, and subsection 2 of section 16.1-13-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to absentee ballots, election practices and administration; and to repeal sections 16.1-07-30 and 40-21-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election notices and municipal voter registration."
description: "Relating to absentee ballots, election practices and administration; and to repeal sections 16.1‑07‑30 and 40‑21‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election notices and municipal voter registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1165"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1165 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Louser"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad7b61e4-dd65-4951-899c-5e75359a880c"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "ca647910d0e318be68296186669b7de21fa89aea83bfd8339cf087272199b857"
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 1165 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-20-16, subsection 1 of section 4.1-20-18, section 16.1-01-00.1, subsection 1 of section 16.1-01-09, section 16.1-01-15.1, subsection 3 of section 16.1-05-01, section 16.1-06-02, subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 16.1-06-04, section 16.1-07-07, subsection 4 of section 16.1-07-08, section 16.1-07-09, subsection 3 of section 16.1-07-21, section 16.1-07-24, subsection 2 of section 16.1-07-26, sections 16.1-11-27 and 16.1-11.1-04, subsection 1 of section 16.1-11.1-07, subsection 3 of section 16.1-12-02.2, and subsection 2 of section 16.1-13-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to absentee ballots, election practices and administration; and to repeal sections 16.1-07-30 and 40-21-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election notices and municipal voter registration.

Relating to absentee ballots, election practices and administration; and to repeal sections 16.1‑07‑30 and 40‑21‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election notices and municipal voter registration.

## 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/25-0536-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0536-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0536-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0536-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1165 — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1165 — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1165 — **85–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott Louser — primary (person)
- Austen Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Bernie Satrom — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Jose L. Castaneda — cosponsor (person)
- Karen M. Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Boehm — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-17** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-01-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-01-28** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-29** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-21** Committee Hearing 09:40
- **2025-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-26** Rereferred to State and Local Government
- **2025-04-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-14** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-14** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-21** Concurred
- **2025-04-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 7 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by President
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/28 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad7b61e4-dd65-4951-899c-5e75359a880c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).