republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1183.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑20‑12.1, subsection 2 of section 12.1‑20‑12.2, and subsection 4 of section 12.1‑27.2‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to indecent exposure toward minors, surreptitious intrusion, and sexual performances by children; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑20‑12.1, subsection 2 of section 12.1‑20‑12.2, and subsection 4 of section 12.1‑27.2‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to indecent exposure toward minors, surreptitious intrusion, and sexual performances by children; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1183"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1183 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIMS", "CRIMES - SEE ALSO PENALTIES", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "PENALTIES - SEE ALSO CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Boschee", "D. Larson", "Hanson", "K. Koppelman", "M. Nelson", "Maragos", "Nelson", "Piepkorn", "Roers Jones"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd09a8b5-903c-4d35-b4ad-61be3fe20779"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1183.html"
source_hash: "656847fb4c22f5dd4a07104e83f5f24f82648ecb4928d0ae7fb58b007d9e88b4"
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 1183 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1‑20‑12.1, subsection 2 of section 12.1‑20‑12.2, and subsection 4 of section 12.1‑27.2‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to indecent exposure toward minors, surreptitious intrusion, and sexual performances by children; and to provide a penalty.

## 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/65-2017/documents/17-0239-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-01001m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-02001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0239-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 79 YEAS, 7 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 8 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **79–7** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 82 YEAS, 7 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 5 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **82–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Boschee — primary (person)
- D. Larson — primary (person)
- Hanson — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- M. Nelson — primary (person)
- Maragos — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Piepkorn — primary (person)
- Roers Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-18** Committee Hearing 09:40
- **2017-01-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 3 3 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-01-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 82 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-17** Received from House
- **2017-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2017-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-24** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-07** Concurred
- **2017-04-07** Second reading, passed, yeas 79 nays 7 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-10** Signed by President
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-13** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-17** Signed by Governor 04/14 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-21** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd09a8b5-903c-4d35-b4ad-61be3fe20779`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).