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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to higher education student and faculty free speech; to amend and reenact section 1510.402 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free speech policies of institutions under the control of the state board of higher education; and to provide a penalty."
description: "Relating to higher education student and faculty free speech; to amend and reenact section 1510.402 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free speech policies of institutions under the control of the state board of higher education; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "HB 1503"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1503 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c3772b0-8fe4-4b64-af9b-a291c7560dc9"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo1503.html"
source_hash: "5a4d57ba13f0ece7f94d258dd6efca1be1bdf65f6e4a41f801344e39e8e50301"
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 1503 (67) — Relating to higher education student and faculty free speech; to amend and reenact section 1510.402 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to free speech policies of institutions under the control of the state board of higher education; 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.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0929-02000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0929-04000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0929-03000.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Dwyer — cosponsor (person)
- Holmberg — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Koppelman — cosponsor (person)
- Satrom — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-05** Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Committee Hearing 08:30
- **2021-02-18** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-02-22** Laid over one legislative day
- **2021-02-23** Laid over one legislative day
- **2021-02-24** Second reading, passed, yeas 65 nays 29 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Received from House
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-22** Committee Hearing 02:30
- **2021-03-31** Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 2 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 12 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-05** Returned to House
- **2021-04-06** Signed by President
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor 04/16 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-20** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/19 `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c3772b0-8fe4-4b64-af9b-a291c7560dc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).