ND SB2051

Amends discrimination in public places statute (12.1-14-04) to expand protected categories to include actual or perceived sexual orientation and provides definition of disability as physical, sensory, or mental impairment materially limiting major life activities.

Adds new subsection to aggravated assault statute (12.1-17-02) making it a class C felony (or class B if victim under 12 or suffers permanent bodily impairment) to cause serious bodily injury because of victim's or another's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, or national origin.

Adds new harassment provision (12.1-17-07) prohibiting communication of bias based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, or national origin as a class B misdemeanor, with definition of disability included.

Clarifies disability definition consistently across all three statutes as a condition rendering an individual disabled, including physical, sensory, or mental impairment materially limiting major life activities, having a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such impairment.

Updates pronoun references throughout statutes from "he/his/him" to "that person/individual" for gender-neutral language.