---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54‑59 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of distributed ledger technologies and a pilot program."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54‑59 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of distributed ledger technologies and a pilot program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1048"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1048 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT", "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "STATE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Toman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4e78d9a-5c2b-480d-bc8d-6abf3bfff098"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1048.html"
source_hash: "c63b4533b4f0a2b34f91a347aa5900641c16f361bbb8469632fbc4b2412a302e"
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 1048 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54‑59 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of distributed ledger technologies and a pilot program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0323-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0323-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0323-02000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Toman** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0323-01001a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Toman (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0323-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Toman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-01-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-15** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-16** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2019-03-07** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-11** Returned to House
- **2019-03-13** Signed by President
- **2019-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Governor 03/20 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4e78d9a-5c2b-480d-bc8d-6abf3bfff098`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).