# North Dakota HB 1047: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juror counseling.

North Dakota HB 1047, AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juror counseling., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by House Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1047
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juror counseling.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
- Sponsor: House Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free counseling for eligible North Dakota jurors: benefit, low. North Dakota courts must offer eligible jurors and alternates up to 10 hours of free post-trial psychological counseling. Their trial must involve extraordinarily graphic, gruesome, or emotional evidence or testimony. Covered offenses include murder, manslaughter, negligent homicide, felony-level a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: House Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 32 nays 13 | pass | 32 | 13 |   |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 11 | pass | 80 | 11 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-19: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/17 (House)
- 2025-03-14: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-12: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Returned to House (House)
- 2025-03-10: Second reading, passed, yeas 32 nays 13 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 1 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee Hearing 10:30 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 11 (House)
- 2025-01-10: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 3 0 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Committee Hearing 10:15 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8026-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8026-01000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8026-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8026-01000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501)
- [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501)
- [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501)
- [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501)
- [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501)
- [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1047-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).