republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1294.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 11‑19.1‑15, subsections 9 and 18 of section 23‑02.1‑01, sections 23‑02.1‑08, 23‑02.1‑21, and 23‑02.1‑22, subsection 2 of section 23‑02.1‑32, sections 23‑06‑02, 23‑06‑03, 23‑06‑04, 23‑06‑05, 23‑06‑06, 23‑06‑07, 23‑06‑08, 23‑06‑09, 23‑06‑10, 23‑06‑11, 23‑06‑12, 23‑06‑13, and 23‑06‑26, subsection 8 of section 23‑06.6‑13, section 30.1‑28‑06, subsection 4 of section 43‑10‑01, and sections 43-10-15.4, 43‑10‑21, and 43‑10.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation and disposition upon death; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 11‑19.1‑15, subsections 9 and 18 of section 23‑02.1‑01, sections 23‑02.1‑08, 23‑02.1‑21, and 23‑02.1‑22, subsection 2 of section 23‑02.1‑32, sections 23‑06‑02, 23‑06‑03, 23‑06‑04, 23‑06‑05, 23‑06‑06, 23‑06‑07, 23‑06‑08, 23‑06‑09, 23‑06‑10, 23‑06‑11, 23‑06‑12, 23‑06‑13, and 23‑06‑26, subsection 8 of section 23‑06.6‑13, section 30.1‑28‑06, subsection 4 of section 43‑10‑01, and sections 43-10-15.4, 43‑10‑21, and 43‑10.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation and disposition upon death; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1294"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1294 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEATH", "FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS", "OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS - SEE ALSO CONT. ED. & SPECIF. TOPIC", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Anderson", "C. Johnson", "J. Nelson", "Klein", "Laning", "Lefor", "Nathe", "Rohr", "Seibel", "Unruh"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cdc0a77-a499-41d8-9def-58b069396eb5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1294.html"
source_hash: "ceb6d1153c0ab2948951bc0be81523bf6e231cc0fd8ee2fa595db845b2a3e036"
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 1294 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 11‑19.1‑15, subsections 9 and 18 of section 23‑02.1‑01, sections 23‑02.1‑08, 23‑02.1‑21, and 23‑02.1‑22, subsection 2 of section 23‑02.1‑32, sections 23‑06‑02, 23‑06‑03, 23‑06‑04, 23‑06‑05, 23‑06‑06, 23‑06‑07, 23‑06‑08, 23‑06‑09, 23‑06‑10, 23‑06‑11, 23‑06‑12, 23‑06‑13, and 23‑06‑26, subsection 8 of section 23‑06.6‑13, section 30.1‑28‑06, subsection 4 of section 43‑10‑01, and sections 43-10-15.4, 43‑10‑21, and 43‑10.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation and disposition upon death; 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/17-0739-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-01002a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-01002m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-02001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0739-03000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 90 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **90–1** (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 93 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **93–0** (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 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Anderson — primary (person)
- C. Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Nelson — primary (person)
- Klein — primary (person)
- Laning — primary (person)
- Lefor — primary (person)
- Nathe — primary (person)
- Rohr — primary (person)
- Seibel — primary (person)
- Unruh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-24** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-30** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 4 3 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Received from House
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-03-16** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-17** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-20** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-21** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-06** Concurred
- **2017-04-06** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-07** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-12** 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/1cdc0a77-a499-41d8-9def-58b069396eb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).