HB 1561 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 51-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a commercial entity's liability for publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to a minor; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.

Summary
Relating to a commercial entity's liability for publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to a minor; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction format to a formal enrolled version with signatures and vote counts. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including definitions of commercial entities, age verification requirements, and liability provisions for publishing sexual material harmful to minors.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability and provisions remain identical to the introduced version.
TECHNICAL

Removed page numbers and line numbers that were present in the introduced version but are not part of the actual bill text.

Added formal enrollment elements including signatures for Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and Secretary of Senate.

Added vote counts showing House approval (91 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent) and Senate approval (46 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent).

Reorganized header information to include the full legislative session date and sponsor names in a more formal enrolled format.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
41 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/11
legislature
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/10
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:30
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 3
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors