republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/sb-2038.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of a task force on children's behavioral health; to amend and reenact section 15.1‑07‑34, subsection 1 of section 25‑03.1‑11, and section 25‑03.1‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency hold limitations for mental health examinations; to provide for a report to the governor and the legislative management; and to repeal sections 15.1‑19‑19 and 15.1‑19‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to professional development training regarding the prevention of bullying and youth suicide."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of a task force on children's behavioral health; to amend and reenact section 15.1‑07‑34, subsection 1 of section 25‑03.1‑11, and section 25‑03.1‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency hold limitations for mental health examinations; to provide for a report to the governor and the legislative management; and to repeal sections 15.1‑19‑19 and 15.1‑19‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to professional development training regarding the prevention of bullying and youth suicide."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "SB 2038"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2038 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES", "EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED", "LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT", "MEDICAL SERVICES - SEE ALSO DRUGS; HEALTH; SAFETY", "MENTAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO DISABLED PERSONS; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", "MENTAL HEALTH - SEE ALSO DISABLED PERSONS; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", "MINORS - SEE ALSO DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Legislative Management"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a25c6c73-3f8b-4cf1-b75e-7b6d798b833a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba2038.html"
source_hash: "253adf7d7d3ca7d8c5d0fb450916c7a2b024ff1fd7c164892ecf672868627022"
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 SB 2038 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of a task force on children's behavioral health; to amend and reenact section 15.1‑07‑34, subsection 1 of section 25‑03.1‑11, and section 25‑03.1‑26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency hold limitations for mental health examinations; to provide for a report to the governor and the legislative management; and to repeal sections 15.1‑19‑19 and 15.1‑19‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to professional development training regarding the prevention of bullying and youth suicide.

## 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/17-0182-05000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-06001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-06001m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-05001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-05001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-08000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-06000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0182-07000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final adoption of Division A of Engrossed SB 2038, as amended, the roll was called and there were 54 YEAS, 35 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 5 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **54–35** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, 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 adoption of Division B of Engrossed SB 2038, as amended, the roll was called and there were 74 YEAS, 17 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **74–17** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which includes Division A and Division B, which have been read, the roll was called and there were 68 YEAS, 23 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 3 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **68–23** (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

- Legislative Management — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-04** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2017-01-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-01-23** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2017-01-31** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2017-02-01** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 4 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-17** Received from Senate
- **2017-02-20** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2017-03-22** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-27** Laid over one legislative day
- **2017-03-29** Laid over one legislative day
- **2017-03-30** Division of bill
- **2017-03-30** Division A passed `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Division B passed `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 68 nays 23 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-31** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2017-04-04** Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by President
- **2017-04-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Governor 04/07 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/07 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a25c6c73-3f8b-4cf1-b75e-7b6d798b833a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).