---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 19-24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the self-certification of an individual admitted into the hospice program for the medical use of marijuana; and to amend and reenact section 19-24.1-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designated caregivers and criminal history record check exemptions."
description: "Relating to the self-certification of an individual admitted into the hospice program for the medical use of marijuana; and to amend and reenact section 19‑24.1‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designated caregivers and criminal history record check exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "68"
identifier: "HB 1478"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1478 (68)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Schneider"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b924c94-c8b2-46b1-9255-3e5fef562c42"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/68-2023/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "94703238db3552261b5e7f0cd259fd642486fccd59f34895377557e5835f0868"
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 1478 (68) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 19-24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the self-certification of an individual admitted into the hospice program for the medical use of marijuana; and to amend and reenact section 19-24.1-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designated caregivers and criminal history record check exemptions.

Relating to the self-certification of an individual admitted into the hospice program for the medical use of marijuana; and to amend and reenact section 19‑24.1‑04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designated caregivers and criminal history record check exemptions.

## 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/23-0714-04000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0714-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0714-05000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1478 — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1478 — **86–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary Schneider — primary (person)
- Claire Cory — cosponsor (person)
- Emily O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Gretchen Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)
- Merrill Piepkorn — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Beltz — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Braunberger — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Vetter — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Mathern — cosponsor (person)
- Vicky Steiner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2023-02-13** Committee Hearing 04:13
- **2023-02-14** Committee Hearing 09:06
- **2023-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2023-02-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Received from House
- **2023-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2023-03-15** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 0 2 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17** Returned to House
- **2023-03-20** Signed by President
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor 03/23 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/23 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b924c94-c8b2-46b1-9255-3e5fef562c42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).