---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1361"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1361 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Johnston"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2518965-8c70-4c38-a178-5ec97be0d0ae"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "7a5df7cc56ec60eea62970da6d1f6999e427b4a1a411fe1add32863b398950e9"
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 1361 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders; 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/25-0961-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0961-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1361 — **70–23** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1361 — **87–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1361 — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Johnston — primary (person)
- Austen Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- Dwight Kiefert — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Jonas — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Boehm — 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 09:30
- **2025-01-28** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 5 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 70 nays 23 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-01-31** Received from House
- **2025-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-01** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by President
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-21** 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/b2518965-8c70-4c38-a178-5ec97be0d0ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).