---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 12.1-27.1-01 and section 12.1-27.1-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexually expressive images; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to sexually expressive images; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1351"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1351 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernie Satrom"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdcbc38b-47c0-47d4-9f10-6a47f63b89f6"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "6602fbdd49882042edd79cbb7c7343b819b15e420270fabb1c78e317973a8578"
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 1351 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 13 of section 12.1-27.1-01 and section 12.1-27.1-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexually expressive images; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to sexually expressive images; 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/25-0034-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0034-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0034-03000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0034-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1351 — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1351 — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1351 — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bernie Satrom — primary (person)
- Cole Conley — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Clemens — cosponsor (person)
- Josh Christy — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Schneider — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Ostlie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-20** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-01-29** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-30** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2025-03-26** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-31** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-14** Concurred
- **2025-04-14** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Signed by President
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Governor 04/21 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdcbc38b-47c0-47d4-9f10-6a47f63b89f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).