---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 44-04-18.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exempt records and body camera images."
description: "Relating to exempt records and body camera images."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1262"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1262 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emily O'Brien"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4855c6a-fd03-41d5-b6ab-f96ebc1d35f4"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "2e7c7513c99b7788020cb0cb7c3340fcf8b7b75c56f35f526a80e8aeadbef623"
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 1262 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 44-04-18.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exempt records and body camera images.

Relating to exempt records and body camera images.

## 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/23-0871-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0871-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1262 — **78–14** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1262 — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emily O'Brien — primary (person)
- Brandy Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Jon O. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Cleary — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-01-31** Committee Hearing 03:38
- **2023-02-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 5 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 78 nays 14 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-07** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2023-03-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Returned to House
- **2023-03-27** Signed by President
- **2023-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor 03/30 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-04** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4855c6a-fd03-41d5-b6ab-f96ebc1d35f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).