republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1345.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact subsections 12 and 13 of section 44‑04‑18, subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.1, and section 11 of section 44‑04‑19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 12.1‑34‑02, section 12.1‑35‑03, subsection 9 of section 44‑04‑17.1, subsections 2, 4, and 7 of section 44‑04‑18, subsection 2 of section 44‑04‑18.1, subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.7, section 44‑04‑18.20, subsections 5, 6, and 9 of section 44‑04‑19.1, subsections 3 and 5 of section 44‑04‑20, section 44‑04‑21.1, and subsection 4 of section 57‑40.6‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; and to declare an emergency."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact subsections 12 and 13 of section 44‑04‑18, subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.1, and section 11 of section 44‑04‑19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 12.1‑34‑02, section 12.1‑35‑03, subsection 9 of section 44‑04‑17.1, subsections 2, 4, and 7 of section 44‑04‑18, subsection 2 of section 44‑04‑18.1, subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.7, section 44‑04‑18.20, subsections 5, 6, and 9 of section 44‑04‑19.1, subsections 3 and 5 of section 44‑04‑20, section 44‑04‑21.1, and subsection 4 of section 57‑40.6‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1345"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1345 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OPEN MEETINGS", "OPEN RECORDS", "STATE AGENCIES - SEE ALSO STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Casper", "Delmore", "Devlin", "K. Koppelman", "Nelson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91de7ff0-ace1-4dcd-822f-fa5c2bea0101"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1345.html"
source_hash: "afe2b84ee3fb8616e9795bf44025b8b24979dcf0f8af0feede8643fecded80a1"
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 1345 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact subsections 12 and 13 of section 44‑04‑18, subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.1, and section 11 of section 44‑04‑19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 12.1‑34‑02, section 12.1‑35‑03, subsection 9 of section 44‑04‑17.1, subsections 2, 4, and 7 of section 44‑04‑18, subsection 2 of section 44‑04‑18.1, subsection 6 of section 44‑04‑18.7, section 44‑04‑18.20, subsections 5, 6, and 9 of section 44‑04‑19.1, subsections 3 and 5 of section 44‑04‑20, section 44‑04‑21.1, and subsection 4 of section 57‑40.6‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open record and meeting laws; and to declare an emergency.

## 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/17-8156-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-01001m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-02001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8156-03000.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 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 91 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **91–1** (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 91 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Casper — primary (person)
- Delmore — primary (person)
- Devlin — primary (person)
- K. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2017-01-31** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-02-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-17** Received from House
- **2017-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2017-03-07** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-09** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-09** Emergency clause carried
- **2017-03-10** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-04** Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1, Emergency clause carried `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Signed by President
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91de7ff0-ace1-4dcd-822f-fa5c2bea0101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).