---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the rights of sexual violence survivors."
description: "Relating to the rights of sexual violence survivors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "SB 2387"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2387 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Desiree van Oosting"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27dbac80-13df-41dd-9e9d-21e4b474ce23"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "11aa22271ccac138fb24de9c842cfe2a156d17c7f36e1fc29e6cde2839516e42"
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 2387 (69) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the rights of sexual violence survivors.

Relating to the rights of sexual violence survivors.

## 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/25-1369-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1369-05000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1369-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1369-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2387 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2387 — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on SB 2387 — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Desiree van Oosting — primary (person)
- Bob Paulson — cosponsor (person)
- David Richter — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Janne Myrdal — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Hoverson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-04** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2025-02-05** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-10** Received from Senate
- **2025-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2025-04-01** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-04** Rereferred to Human Services
- **2025-04-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-04-11** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 89 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2025-04-16** Concurred
- **2025-04-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-21** Signed by President
- **2025-04-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Signed by Governor 04/22 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27dbac80-13df-41dd-9e9d-21e4b474ce23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).