North Dakota House Bill 1274

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Filed with Secretary Of State 03/16
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

AN ACT to create and enact two new subsections to section 51-25-02, subsections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of section 51-25.1-02, and one new subsection to section 51-25.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to assignment of escrow accounts, sell-through periods after removal of tobacco product manufacturer or brand family from directory, and placing burden on a nonparticipating manufacturer to establish an escrow deposit is not required on certain sales; to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 51-25-01, subsection 2 of section 51-25.1-02, subsection 4 of section 51-25.1-02, section 51-25.1-05, subsection 2 of section 51-25.1-06, and section 57-36-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definition of the term "units sold" used to determine escrow to be deposited by a nonparticipating manufacturer, and the regulation of tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and the lawful sale of cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Definition of the term "units sold" used to determine escrow to be deposited by a nonparticipating manufacturer, and the regulation of tobacco product manufacturers, distributors, and the lawful sale of cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

Rep. Robin Weisz [R]	Rep. Jason Dockter [R]	Rep. Jim Grueneich [R]	Rep. Todd Porter [R]
Rep. Matthew Ruby [R]	Sen. Jerry Klein [R]	Sen. Judy Lee [R]

2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate Second reading (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House Second reading (Y: 72 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23	House	Filed with Secretary Of State 03/16
2023-03-17	House	Signed by Governor 03/15
2023-03-15	House	Sent to Governor
2023-03-14	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-09	House	Returned to House
2023-03-08	Senate	Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carried
2023-03-07	Senate	Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
2023-03-06	Senate	Committee Hearing 03:05
2023-03-06	Senate	Committee Hearing 10:45
2023-02-13	Senate	Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred to Industry and Business
2023-01-19	Senate	Received from House
2023-01-18	House	Second reading, passed, yeas 72 nays 18, Emergency clause carried
2023-01-17	House	Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 4 2
2023-01-17	House	Committee Hearing 08:30
2023-01-11	House	Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred to Industry, Business and Labor

Type	Source
Summary	https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/bill-overview/bo1274.html
Text	https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0787-01000.pdf
Text	https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0787-02000.pdf
Roll Call	https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/journals/hr-dailyjnl-10.pdf#Page318
Roll Call	https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/journals/sr-dailyjnl-39.pdf#Page901