Overview of North Dkota law, statistics, legislation, and news stories related to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
Law
North Dakota Statistics
Baby Boxes: 1
Cases: 0
Law was enacted in 2025, but no boxes have been installed.
Legislation
See appropriate Legislative Year page for details on each bill.
2025
- HB1044 Amends the North Dakota Safe Haven law to authorize the use of “newborn safety devices located at hospitals or other location as designated by administrative rule adopted by the department. Enacted. Effective July 1, 2025
Hearings/Testimony/Letters
2025
- LINKS: Video, Testimony, and Documents, North Dakota House Human Services Committee, January 21, 2025
- VIDEO: House Appropriations Committee Vote: Do No Pass, February 18, 2025. (“a bill looking for a problem.”
- VIDEO: Senate Health and Human Services Committee Hearing, March 11,2025
- VIDEO: Senate Health and Human Services Comittee Hearing, March 18, 2025
News and Commentary
2026
- North Dakota Safe Haven Law allows longest time in US for parents to surrender infants after birth, Williston Herald, April 22, 2026
Updated April 22, 2026
Updated: April 12, 2025