---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vexatious litigation; and to declare an emergency."
description: "Relating to vexatious litigation; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2382"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2382 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Sickler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c88089e-d28e-49d5-9104-3f52a5e751fd"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "c5600113507cdec3628ab62b3605702460c58075a6c86312836dff64b07c09b2"
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 2382 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vexatious litigation; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to vexatious litigation; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/25-0666-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0666-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0666-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0666-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2382 — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2382 — **72–21** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2382 — **42–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Sickler — primary (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-11** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-02-12** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-21** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-05** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2025-03-17** Committee Hearing 02:46
- **2025-03-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 6 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 72 nays 21 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Emergency clause carried
- **2025-03-21** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-03-25** Concurred
- **2025-03-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 2, Emergency clause carried `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-27** Signed by President
- **2025-03-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Signed by Governor 03/28 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-01** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c88089e-d28e-49d5-9104-3f52a5e751fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).