ND HB 1071
enactedAN ACT to amend and reenact section 23-01-35 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to tattooing, body piercing, branding, subdermal implants, and scarification; and to provide a penalty.
North Dakota · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did ND HB 1071 pass?
Yes. ND HB 1071 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-03-25): Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
What is ND HB 1071 about?
Relating to tattooing, body piercing, branding, subdermal implants, and scarification; and to provide a penalty.
Who sponsors ND HB 1071?
Human Services is the primary sponsor of ND HB 1071.
Description
Relating to tattooing, body piercing, branding, subdermal implants, and scarification; and to provide a penalty.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Latest action
- 2025-03-25 — Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Human Servicesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-03-25
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
introduction
2025-03-24
Signed by Governor 03/21
executive-signature
2025-03-20
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-03-20
Signed by Speaker
2025-03-14
Signed by President
2025-03-12
Returned to House
2025-03-11
Second reading, passed, yeas 39 nays 8
passage,reading-2
2025-03-07
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 1 0
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-06
Committee Hearing 10:30
2025-02-05
Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee
introduction
2025-01-20
Received from House
2025-01-17
Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 15
passage,reading-2
2025-01-16
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-08
Committee Hearing 01:00
2025-01-07
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1071
2025-01-17 · pass · 75-15
Member-level votes (94)
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: yes
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Mike Beltz: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Macy Bolinske: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Collette Brown: yes
- Nels Christianson: yes
- Josh Christy: yes
- Liz Conmy: yes
- Gretchen Dobervich: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Ty Dressler: yes
- Clayton Fegley: yes
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: yes
- Jay Fisher: yes
- Austin Foss: yes
- Kathy Frelich: yes
- Karen Grindberg: yes
- Jim Grueneich: yes
- LaurieBeth Hager: yes
- Jared C. Hagert: yes
- Karla Rose Hanson: yes
- Patrick R. Hatlestad: yes
- Dori Hauck: yes
- Craig Headland: yes
- Pat D. Heinert: yes
- Jared Hendrix: yes
- Dawson Holle: yes
- Zachary Ista: yes
- Jorin Johnson: yes
- Jim Jonas: yes
- Karen Karls: yes
- Keith Kempenich: yes
- Dwight Kiefert: yes
- Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
- Ben Koppelman: yes
- Mike Lefor: yes
- Donald W. Longmuir: yes
- Andrew Marschall: yes
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- Alisa Mitskog: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- Jeremy L. Olson: yes
- SuAnn Olson: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Nico Rios: yes
- Karen M. Rohr: yes
- Matthew Ruby: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Mike Schatz: yes
- Austen Schauer: yes
- Mary Schneider: yes
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Matthew Heilman: no
- Jeff Hoverson: no
- Daniel Johnston: no
- Jim Kasper: no
- Scott Louser: no
- Roger A. Maki: no
- Desiree Morton: no
- Eric J. Murphy: no
- Dennis Nehring: no
- Doug Osowski: no
- Nathan Toman: no
- Bill Tveit: no
- Lori VanWinkle: no
- Steve Vetter: no
- Christina Wolff: no
- Jayme Davis: other
- Donna Henderson: other
- Mark Sanford: other
- Bernie Satrom: other
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1071
2025-03-11 · pass · 39-8
Member-level votes (47)
- Michelle Axtman: yes
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Josh Boschee: yes
- Ryan Braunberger: yes
- Randy A. Burckhard: yes
- Jose L. Castaneda: yes
- Sean Cleary: yes
- David A. Clemens: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Mark Enget: yes
- Robert Erbele: yes
- Justin Gerhardt: yes
- Kathy Hogan: yes
- David Hogue: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Jerry Klein: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Judy Lee: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Larry Luick: yes
- Richard Marcellais: yes
- Tim Mathern: yes
- Scott Meyer: yes
- Dale Patten: yes
- Kristin Roers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Donald Schaible: yes
- Jonathan Sickler: yes
- Ronald Sorvaag: yes
- Paul J. Thomas: yes
- Desiree van Oosting: yes
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Terry M. Wanzek: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Mike Wobbema: yes
- Todd Beard: no
- Keith Boehm: no
- Claire Cory: no
- Jeffery J. Magrum: no
- Janne Myrdal: no
- Bob Paulson: no
- Michelle Powers: no
- Kent Weston: no
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