---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-01-04.1 and subsection 2 of section 16.1-15-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to proof of citizenship."
description: "Relating to proof of citizenship."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1431"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1431 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Louser"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edf0f4bc-18aa-4584-a660-8b1e139b4661"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "69afb1c3964e4771b65b0b1ca2563b4c52c0b85184d8718f0333ad8a87b35155"
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 1431 (68) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-01-04.1 and subsection 2 of section 16.1-15-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to proof of citizenship.

Relating to proof of citizenship.

## 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/23-0997-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0997-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1431 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1431 — **41–5** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1431 — **90–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott Louser — primary (person)
- Austen Schauer — cosponsor (person)
- David Hogue — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Bosch — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Kasper — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence R. Klemin — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Lefor — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Schatz — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Vedaa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2023-01-27** Committee Hearing 11:05
- **2023-01-27** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 1 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 4 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** Received from House
- **2023-02-13** Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Hearing 11:18
- **2023-03-23** Committee Hearing 04:00
- **2023-03-24** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 5 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Returned to House (12)
- **2023-04-04** Concurred
- **2023-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by President
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-04-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-07** Signed by Governor 04/06 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/10 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edf0f4bc-18aa-4584-a660-8b1e139b4661`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).