---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑32‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to petitions for revocation of probation; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1‑32‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reduction of felonies to misdemeanors by operation of law; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑32‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to petitions for revocation of probation; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1‑32‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reduction of felonies to misdemeanors by operation of law; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "HB 1185"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1185 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blum", "Kading", "Meier", "O. Larsen", "Vetter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32e720e6-c847-43a3-b94a-4a9b63b5f48b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba1185.html"
source_hash: "00e57d44a64f358fa12a11451c0d7401c04ce9076383485bb178df34fecff764"
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 1185 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1‑32‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to petitions for revocation of probation; to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1‑32‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reduction of felonies to misdemeanors by operation of law; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/19-0727-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0727-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Blum — primary (person)
- Kading — primary (person)
- Meier — primary (person)
- O. Larsen — primary (person)
- Vetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Hearing 09:50
- **2019-01-22** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-25** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-28** Received from House
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-03-04** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `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`
- **2019-03-13** Signed by Governor 03/12 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-14** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/13 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32e720e6-c847-43a3-b94a-4a9b63b5f48b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).