---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50-25.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption for postpartum exposure to controlled substances and alcohol; to amend and reenact sections 50-25.1-16 and 50-25.1-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol abuse and toxicology test requirements; and to repeal section 50-25.1-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to alcohol misuse."
description: "Relating to an exemption for postpartum exposure to controlled substances and alcohol; to amend and reenact sections 50‑25.1‑16 and 50‑25.1‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol abuse and toxicology test requirements; and to repeal section 50‑25.1‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to alcohol misuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2232"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2232 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Meyer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/274dc2c5-b9bc-48ec-b074-9871b2576585"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "e3122fe3ccfe853ca55859bf62725ae4e2efd2d4ca16f31546e956a7290b79b5"
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 SB 2232 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50-25.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption for postpartum exposure to controlled substances and alcohol; to amend and reenact sections 50-25.1-16 and 50-25.1-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol abuse and toxicology test requirements; and to repeal section 50-25.1-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to alcohol misuse.

Relating to an exemption for postpartum exposure to controlled substances and alcohol; to amend and reenact sections 50‑25.1‑16 and 50‑25.1‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol abuse and toxicology test requirements; and to repeal section 50‑25.1‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reporting requirements for prenatal exposure to alcohol misuse.

## 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/25-0343-03000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0343-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2232 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2232 — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2232 — **57–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott Meyer — primary (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Stemen — cosponsor (person)
- Gretchen Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-03** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-05** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2025-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 6 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 57 nays 36 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-15** Concurred
- **2025-04-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-18** Signed by President
- **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/274dc2c5-b9bc-48ec-b074-9871b2576585`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).