l9n/ North Dakota

2023 Regular Session, 2023–2024

House Bill 1459

Relating to increased penalties for drug offenses within three hundred feet of a public park; and to provide a penalty.

Became law, signed April 10, 2023, 82 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 19-03.1-23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to increased penalties for drug offenses within three hundred feet of a public park; and to provide a penalty.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Pat D. Heinert, Diane Larson, Mary Schneider

Its course

January 18 to April 13, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action22 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 1427 days

JudiciaryJan 18 to Feb 1326 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 1024 days

JudiciaryFeb 16 to Mar 820 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to Apr 526 days

Waiting to be sentApr 5 to Apr 61 day

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 104 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 14

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 14

  1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary
  2. Heard in Judiciary
  3. Heard in Judiciary
  4. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 8 to 4
  5. Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 48 to 43

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 10

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a first time and sent to Judiciary
  3. Heard in Judiciary
  4. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 6 to 1
  5. Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the Senate, 41 to 5

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 13 – Apr 5

  1. Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes
  3. Failed in the House of Representatives, 44 to 46
  4. Passed the House of Representatives, 64 to 27
  5. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 13

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 22 actions, as published