---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-13-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the reporting requirements for a lifetime teaching license."
description: "Relating to the reporting requirements for a lifetime teaching license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1238"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1238 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary Ista"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/520b26a6-b80c-47bd-bcb8-6c3049905be6"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "993aeef12bad848d8f7a84a24cb356d68ad12d709d157fe13af9cc07f38f6b67"
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 1238 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-13-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the reporting requirements for a lifetime teaching license.

Relating to the reporting requirements for a lifetime teaching license.

## 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/25-0477-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0477-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1238 — **87–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1238 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1238 — **79–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zachary Ista — primary (person)
- Brandy L. Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Dean Rummel — cosponsor (person)
- Eric J. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Jonas — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Boschee — cosponsor (person)
- LaurieBeth Hager — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Axtman — cosponsor (person)
- Pat D. Heinert — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-21** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2025-01-23** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-27** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-03-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-03-18** Concurred
- **2025-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Signed by President
- **2025-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor 03/25 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/520b26a6-b80c-47bd-bcb8-6c3049905be6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).