l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

House Bill 1226

Relating to wearing a mask in a public place.

Became law, signed April 24, 2025, 101 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to wearing a mask in a public place.

Sponsors

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

Its course

January 13 to April 25, 2025, 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 action20 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1028 days

JudiciaryJan 13 to Feb 624 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Apr 958 days

JudiciaryFeb 17 to Apr 850 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to Apr 2112 days

Waiting to be sentApr 21 to Apr 221 day

With the GovernorApr 22 to Apr 242 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 7

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 13 – Feb 10

  1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary
  2. Heard in Judiciary
  3. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 9 to 3
  4. Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Passed the House of Representatives, 80 to 10

In the Senate Feb 11 – Apr 9

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a first time and sent to Judiciary
  3. Heard in Judiciary
  4. Heard in Judiciary
  5. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 6 to 1
  6. Amended as the committee recommended
  7. Passed the Senate, 42 to 4

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 9 – Apr 21

  1. Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes
  3. Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 32
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 22 – Apr 25

  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 20 actions, as published