---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15-10-18.2, subdivision j of subsection 2 of section 39-04-18, subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.8, and subsection 1 of section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to benefits for surviving spouses of disabled veterans; and to provide an effective date."
description: "Relating to benefits for surviving spouses of disabled veterans; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1212"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1212 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Schreiber-Beck"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/411d2821-3f73-44e5-aeac-3b915708ff11"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "9a96ef5f60286bf0396189123b29950459186d7f8a96b85cc07a10f74fba2c02"
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 1212 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15-10-18.2, subdivision j of subsection 2 of section 39-04-18, subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.8, and subsection 1 of section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to benefits for surviving spouses of disabled veterans; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to benefits for surviving spouses of disabled veterans; 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](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0350-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0350-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1212 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1212 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1212 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck — primary (person)
- Alisa Mitskog — cosponsor (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie McLeod — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Roers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 02:45
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 11:30
- **2023-01-30** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** Received from House
- **2023-02-10** Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-06** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-08** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-03** Concurred
- **2023-04-03** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by President
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14** 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/411d2821-3f73-44e5-aeac-3b915708ff11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).