# North Dakota HB 1263: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12-60.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to hearings on petitions to seal a criminal record. North Dakota HB 1263, AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12-60.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to hearings on petitions to seal a criminal record., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nels Christianson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-21 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1263-202501 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1263 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12-60.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to hearings on petitions to seal a criminal record. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-21, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 - Sponsor: Nels Christianson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More options after criminal record sealing denials: benefit, low. In North Dakota, you can appeal a district court's denial of your request to seal a criminal record. The law also cuts the maximum ban on filing another request from three years to one year after denial. Courts can impose this ban only for good cause and must explain their reasons in the denial ord… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nels Christianson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jared Hendrix (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dawson Holle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Johnston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Claire Cory (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 | pass | 45 | 1 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-21: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 (House) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Governor 04/16 (House) - 2025-04-15: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-04-15: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to House (House) - 2025-04-09: Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee Hearing 10:30 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 (House) - 2025-01-30: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee Hearing 11:00 (House) - 2025-01-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (House) ## Bill text - Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-01001m.pdf) - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-03000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-01001m.pdf) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-03000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0892-01000.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) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1263-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).