---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14‑09.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Uniform Nonparent Custody and Visitation Act; to repeal section 14‑09‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grandparental rights of visitation; and to provide for application."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14‑09.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Uniform Nonparent Custody and Visitation Act; to repeal section 14‑09‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grandparental rights of visitation; and to provide for application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2051"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2051 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "UNIFORM LAWS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Human Services"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7835095b-f194-4542-a77c-34c94dcd36a9"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2051.html"
source_hash: "bc216867156c76869cf544f744e201bd2cba620c51f11cf76866e0f5ce4d8158"
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 2051 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14‑09.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the Uniform Nonparent Custody and Visitation Act; to repeal section 14‑09‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grandparental rights of visitation; and to provide for application.

## 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/19-0253-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0253-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0253-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0253-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0253-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Human Services — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-01-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-10** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-01-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-14** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2019-03-14** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-18** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-19** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-21** Signed by President
- **2019-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-22** Signed by Governor 03/21 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-25** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7835095b-f194-4542-a77c-34c94dcd36a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).