North Dakota bills · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)
North Dakota HB 1373
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-16, a new section to chapter 12.1-17, and two new sections to chapter 32-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of human being and person as the terms relate to the offenses of murder and assault, and civil actions for death caused by wrongful acts.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lori VanWinkle (Republican)
Cosponsors (11)
- Jose L. Castaneda (Republican)
- David A. Clemens (Republican)
- Matthew Heilman (Republican)
- Donna Henderson (Republican)
- Jeff Hoverson (Republican)
- Daniel Johnston (Republican)
- Desiree Morton (Republican)
- Doug Osowski (Republican)
- Nico Rios (Republican)
- Desiree van Oosting (Republican)
- Christina Wolff (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the North Dakota legislature· summary
Relating to the definition of human being and person as the terms relate to the offenses of murder and assault, and civil actions for death caused by wrongful acts.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2025 House | Motion for Final Passage on HB 1373 | fail | Set your home in North Dakota to see |
Actions
- Feb 12, 2025 · House
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 16 nays 77 - Feb 11, 2025 · House
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 11 1 1 - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Committee Hearing 09:00 - Jan 13, 2025 · House
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee