---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 34‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to employer-required COVID-19 vaccinations; to amend and reenact sections 23‑01‑05.3 and 23‑12‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vaccine passports and limitations on requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations, antibodies, and post-transmission recovery status; to repeal section 23‑12‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 2 of this Act, relating to limitations on requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations, antibodies, and post-transmission recovery status and employer-required COVID‑19 vaccinations; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 34‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to employer-required COVID-19 vaccinations; to amend and reenact sections 23‑01‑05.3 and 23‑12‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vaccine passports and limitations on requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations, antibodies, and post-transmission recovery status; to repeal section 23‑12‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 2 of this Act, relating to limitations on requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations, antibodies, and post-transmission recovery status and employer-required COVID‑19 vaccinations; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67S1"
identifier: "HB 1511"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1511 (67S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker", "Devlin", "Lee", "Lefor", "Meier", "Paulson", "Porter", "Schauer", "Wardner", "Weisz"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19013b59-cc60-4249-935f-607728f0ba1c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/bill-actions/ba1511.html"
source_hash: "4d75469c157fea04877b367de70d25f3a79995e1932cac46b78390131ce7e0fd"
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 1511 (67S1) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 34‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to employer-required COVID-19 vaccinations; to amend and reenact sections 23‑01‑05.3 and 23‑12‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vaccine passports and limitations on requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations, antibodies, and post-transmission recovery status; to repeal section 23‑12‑20 of the North Dakota Century Code and section 2 of this Act, relating to limitations on requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccinations, antibodies, and post-transmission recovery status and employer-required COVID‑19 vaccinations; and to provide an effective date.

## 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/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-03000.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Joint Technical Corrections Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-01017a.pdf)
6. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Joint Technical Corrections Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-01017m.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Clemens** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-02002a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Clemens (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-02002m.pdf)
9. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-02001a.pdf)
10. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Dwyer (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1105-02001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Devlin — primary (person)
- Lee — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Meier — primary (person)
- Paulson — primary (person)
- Porter — primary (person)
- Schauer — primary (person)
- Wardner — primary (person)
- Weisz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Technical Corrections Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2021-11-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 5 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-11** Division of amendment
- **2021-11-11** Division A adopted
- **2021-11-11** Division B adopted
- **2021-11-11** Division C adopted
- **2021-11-11** Division D adopted
- **2021-11-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-11** Division of bill
- **2021-11-11** Division A passed `passage`
- **2021-11-11** Division B passed `passage`
- **2021-11-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-11** Received from House
- **2021-11-11** Introduced, first reading `introduction`
- **2021-11-12** Engrossment placed on calendar 11 5 0
- **2021-11-12** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-11-12** Amendment adopted
- **2021-11-12** Amendment proposed on floor `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-11-12** Amendment failed `amendment-failure`
- **2021-11-12** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 33 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-12** Returned to House (12)
- **2021-11-12** Concurred
- **2021-11-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 11 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by President
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-11-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor 11/12 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 11/15 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19013b59-cc60-4249-935f-607728f0ba1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).