---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to repeal section 12.1-20-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to willfully transferring body fluid containing the human immunodeficiency virus."
description: "Relating to willfully transferring body fluid containing the human immunodeficiency virus."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1217"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1217 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gretchen Dobervich"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-10"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e899cb92-cd2d-4e09-9656-2f04eff9e60e"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "fce57a59fc3a50a87c150aecdb6c4df71ea60bff2426467fbae331188491bc54"
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 1217 (69) — AN ACT to repeal section 12.1-20-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to willfully transferring body fluid containing the human immunodeficiency virus.

Relating to willfully transferring body fluid containing the human immunodeficiency virus.

## 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/25-0885-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0885-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1217 — **34–13** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1217 — **50–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gretchen Dobervich — primary (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Conmy — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Braunberger — cosponsor (person)
- Zachary Ista — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Committee Hearing 03:00
- **2025-02-18** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Second reading, passed, yeas 50 nays 43 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** Received from House
- **2025-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2025-03-12** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 34 nays 13 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-14** Returned to House
- **2025-03-17** Signed by President
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-21** Signed by Governor 03/19 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e899cb92-cd2d-4e09-9656-2f04eff9e60e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).