HB 1108 Summary

• Changes terminology throughout North Dakota Century Code from "developmentally disabled persons" to "individual with a developmental disability" or "individuals with developmental disabilities" for person-first language.

• Updates 35 sections of statute across multiple chapters covering developmental disabilities services, including definitions, rights, facilities, licensing, and treatment standards.

• Affects laws governing the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Life Skills and Transition Center, treatment and care centers, group homes, and related services.

• Maintains all substantive rights and protections for individuals with developmental disabilities while modernizing statutory language to reflect person-first terminology.

• Passed with overwhelming support: House vote 86-0 (8 absent), Senate vote 47-0 (0 absent).