---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 5 of section 16.1‑03‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to district party organization; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political party reorganization after redistricting; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 5 of section 16.1‑03‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to district party organization; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political party reorganization after redistricting; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67S1"
identifier: "HB 1513"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1513 (67S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bekkedahl", "Devlin", "Headland", "Lefor", "M. Ruby", "Nathe", "O'Brien", "Pollert", "Schauer", "Sorvaag"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9df74013-2f17-4e60-8f7a-5435c6fbed13"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/bill-actions/ba1513.html"
source_hash: "60964bc6a46ae1829d7447b207b3a8ada14ba050bc9cf9bfacd5152271edd480"
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 1513 (67S1) — AN ACT to create and enact subsection 5 of section 16.1‑03‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to district party organization; to amend and reenact section 16.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political party reorganization after redistricting; 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/21-1115-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Joint Redistricting Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1115-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Joint Redistricting Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1115-01002m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1115-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1115-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bekkedahl — primary (person)
- Devlin — primary (person)
- Headland — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- M. Ruby — primary (person)
- Nathe — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Pollert — primary (person)
- Schauer — primary (person)
- Sorvaag — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Redistricting Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-11-09** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-09** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-09** Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-09** Received from House
- **2021-11-09** Introduced, first reading `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Engrossment placed on calendar 15 1 0
- **2021-11-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-10** Returned to House
- **2021-11-11** Signed by President
- **2021-11-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-11-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor 11/11 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 11/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9df74013-2f17-4e60-8f7a-5435c6fbed13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).