---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 27‑20.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 27‑20‑02, section 27‑20‑03, subsection 1 of section 27‑20‑06, sections 27‑20‑46, 27‑20‑48.1, and subsection 1 of section 27‑20‑49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children; and to repeal sections 27‑20‑48.2, 27‑20‑48.3, and 27‑20‑48.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact chapter 27‑20.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 27‑20‑02, section 27‑20‑03, subsection 1 of section 27‑20‑06, sections 27‑20‑46, 27‑20‑48.1, and subsection 1 of section 27‑20‑49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children; and to repeal sections 27‑20‑48.2, 27‑20‑48.3, and 27‑20‑48.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2073"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2073 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "SUPREME COURT - SEE ALSO COURTS", "UNIFORM JUVENILE COURT ACT", "UNIFORM LAWS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Judiciary"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-03"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f38fce0a-b2f0-48ea-a0a6-e7de1987304d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2073.html"
source_hash: "15697f5f445e77044cccbe18931c8c4073d618f9dbd5bbf51350aab4904805ac"
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 2073 (66) — AN ACT to create and enact chapter 27‑20.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 27‑20‑02, section 27‑20‑03, subsection 1 of section 27‑20‑06, sections 27‑20‑46, 27‑20‑48.1, and subsection 1 of section 27‑20‑49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children; and to repeal sections 27‑20‑48.2, 27‑20‑48.3, and 27‑20‑48.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardianships of children.

## 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/19-8010-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8010-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8010-01001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8010-03000.pdf)
5. **SENATE BILL NO. 2073 with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-8010-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2019-01-08** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-01-11** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-14** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Committee Hearing 10:15
- **2019-03-27** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-29** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-29** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-04** Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by President
- **2019-04-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-18** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f38fce0a-b2f0-48ea-a0a6-e7de1987304d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).