---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑10‑15.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to intern embalmer applications and qualifications; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑10‑15.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to intern embalmer applications and qualifications; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1078"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1078 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "EMERGENCY CLAUSE", "FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS", "FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC", "STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE", "STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Nelson", "Nathe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb40345e-5548-48c4-892f-be980611b1b6"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1078.html"
source_hash: "3a8704ddb44c696f9b52af9e53ff2630ea801b1c0d833f49bba9d7f91f9e825b"
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 1078 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43‑10‑15.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to intern embalmer applications and qualifications; 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](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8034-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8034-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Nathe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-07** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2019-01-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 15, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-10** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-04** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-06** Returned to House
- **2019-03-07** Signed by President
- **2019-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-14** Signed by Governor 03/13 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-15** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb40345e-5548-48c4-892f-be980611b1b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).