republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1134.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25‑01.2‑01, 25‑01.2‑03, 25‑01.2‑04, 25‑01.2‑05, 25‑01.2‑06, 25‑01.2‑08, 25‑01.2‑09, 25‑01.2‑10, 25‑01.2‑11, 25‑01.2‑12, 25‑01.2‑14, 25‑01.2‑15, 25‑01.2‑16, and 25‑04‑02.1, subsection 4 of section 25‑04‑05, subsection 2 of section 25‑16‑01, section 25‑16‑04, subsection 2 of section 25‑16.1‑01, section 25‑16.1‑03, and subsection 2 of section 25‑18‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to updating definitions and code sections to reflect person first language, updating language to reflect rights of the developmentally disabled, applying and removing restrictions on individuals with developmental disabilities, and to clarify inspection of facilities."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25‑01.2‑01, 25‑01.2‑03, 25‑01.2‑04, 25‑01.2‑05, 25‑01.2‑06, 25‑01.2‑08, 25‑01.2‑09, 25‑01.2‑10, 25‑01.2‑11, 25‑01.2‑12, 25‑01.2‑14, 25‑01.2‑15, 25‑01.2‑16, and 25‑04‑02.1, subsection 4 of section 25‑04‑05, subsection 2 of section 25‑16‑01, section 25‑16‑04, subsection 2 of section 25‑16.1‑01, section 25‑16.1‑03, and subsection 2 of section 25‑18‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to updating definitions and code sections to reflect person first language, updating language to reflect rights of the developmentally disabled, applying and removing restrictions on individuals with developmental disabilities, and to clarify inspection of facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1134"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1134 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES", "DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED - SEE ALSO DISABLED PERSONS", "DISABLED PERSONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Human Services"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0339b195-0d01-4065-bac1-9a87f6b04b42"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1134.html"
source_hash: "a00d8cf08ff8b92fd2818f5ac340bc38fef2c50fc1bf2ad262c3623fc9a362a7"
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 1134 (65) — AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25‑01.2‑01, 25‑01.2‑03, 25‑01.2‑04, 25‑01.2‑05, 25‑01.2‑06, 25‑01.2‑08, 25‑01.2‑09, 25‑01.2‑10, 25‑01.2‑11, 25‑01.2‑12, 25‑01.2‑14, 25‑01.2‑15, 25‑01.2‑16, and 25‑04‑02.1, subsection 4 of section 25‑04‑05, subsection 2 of section 25‑16‑01, section 25‑16‑04, subsection 2 of section 25‑16.1‑01, section 25‑16.1‑03, and subsection 2 of section 25‑18‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to updating definitions and code sections to reflect person first language, updating language to reflect rights of the developmentally disabled, applying and removing restrictions on individuals with developmental disabilities, and to clarify inspection of facilities.

## 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/17-8073-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-01001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-01001m.pdf)
4. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-02001a.pdf)
5. **Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-02001m.pdf)
6. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-04000.pdf)
7. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-02000.pdf)
8. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8073-03000.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 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- 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
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, the roll was called and there were 90 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Human Services — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-09** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-01-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-12** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-01-13** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-02** Received from House
- **2017-02-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-20** Committee Hearing 09:20
- **2017-03-14** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-16** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-17** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-03-30** Concurred
- **2017-03-30** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-31** Signed by President
- **2017-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Governor 04/04 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/04 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0339b195-0d01-4065-bac1-9a87f6b04b42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).