republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1228.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact sections 59‑04.2‑03.1 and 59‑09‑04.1, chapter 59‑10.1, section 59‑14‑05, and chapters 59‑16.1, 59‑16.2, and 59‑16.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to actions to contest the validity of a trust, trust decanting, and directed trustees; to amend and reenact sections 47‑02‑27.4, 59‑04.2‑03, and 59‑16‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exclusions from the rule against perpetuities and a trustee's duty to inform; to repeal sections 59‑14‑01, 59‑14‑04, and 59‑16‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the capacity of a settlor of a revocable trust, actions contesting the validity of a trust, and powers to direct a trustee; and to provide for retroactive application."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact sections 59‑04.2‑03.1 and 59‑09‑04.1, chapter 59‑10.1, section 59‑14‑05, and chapters 59‑16.1, 59‑16.2, and 59‑16.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to actions to contest the validity of a trust, trust decanting, and directed trustees; to amend and reenact sections 47‑02‑27.4, 59‑04.2‑03, and 59‑16‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exclusions from the rule against perpetuities and a trustee's duty to inform; to repeal sections 59‑14‑01, 59‑14‑04, and 59‑16‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the capacity of a settlor of a revocable trust, actions contesting the validity of a trust, and powers to direct a trustee; and to provide for retroactive application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1228"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1228 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS - SEE ALSO THE PARTICULAR COURTS", "TRUSTS - SEE ALSO UNIFORM PROBATE CODE", "UNIFORM PROBATE CODE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "K. Koppelman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26a3062a-2bc7-4479-83f5-a533ba130a07"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1228.html"
source_hash: "70781a5bc4f600342e538f31591a6d73f05ca4a0622733eeb6cb651215918dc8"
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 1228 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact sections 59‑04.2‑03.1 and 59‑09‑04.1, chapter 59‑10.1, section 59‑14‑05, and chapters 59‑16.1, 59‑16.2, and 59‑16.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to actions to contest the validity of a trust, trust decanting, and directed trustees; to amend and reenact sections 47‑02‑27.4, 59‑04.2‑03, and 59‑16‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exclusions from the rule against perpetuities and a trustee's duty to inform; to repeal sections 59‑14‑01, 59‑14‑04, and 59‑16‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the capacity of a settlor of a revocable trust, actions contesting the validity of a trust, and powers to direct a trustee; and to provide for retroactive application.

## 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/17-0717-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0717-01004a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0717-01004m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0717-03000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0717-02000.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 80 YEAS, 12 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **80–12** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 44 YEAS, 2 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — 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 10:25
- **2017-01-23** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-02-15** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 2 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 12 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-22** Received from House
- **2017-02-22** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Committee Hearing 11:00
- **2017-03-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-13** Returned to House
- **2017-03-14** Signed by President
- **2017-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Governor 03/21 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/22 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26a3062a-2bc7-4479-83f5-a533ba130a07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).