---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-17-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1341"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1341 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pat D. Heinert"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f8ae260-6a35-400c-a4c0-cd597d7b3079"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "3799044e773637cc784eff23efca277265d3a18433749baa1ce21e3c5ca41760"
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 1341 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-17-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to simple assault; 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/25-0859-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0859-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1341 — **68–21** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1341 — **37–8** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1341 — **68–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pat D. Heinert — primary (person)
- Carrie McLeod — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Axtman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Porter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2025-01-28** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2025-01-29** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-03** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-03-26** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 3 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-28** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 37 nays 8 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-07** Concurred
- **2025-04-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Signed by President
- **2025-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor 04/15 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f8ae260-6a35-400c-a4c0-cd597d7b3079`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).