# North Dakota HB 1002: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the secretary of state; to amend and reenact sections 46-03-11, 46-04-01, 46-04-03, 46-04-04, 46-04-10, 46-04-14, 46-04-18, 46-04-19, and 54-09-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public printing and the salary of the secretary of state; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption. North Dakota HB 1002, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the secretary of state; to amend and reenact sections 46-03-11, 46-04-01, 46-04-03, 46-04-04, 46-04-10, 46-04-14, 46-04-18, 46-04-19, and 54-09-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public printing and the salary of the secretary of state; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by House Appropriations; status signed, last action 2025-03-31 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1002-202501 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1002 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the secretary of state; to amend and reenact sections 46-03-11, 46-04-01, 46-04-03, 46-04-04, 46-04-10, 46-04-14, 46-04-18, 46-04-19, and 54-09-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to public printing and the salary of the secretary of state; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-31, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27 - Sponsor: House Appropriations - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Secretary of State receives higher pay: benefit, low. The North Dakota Secretary of State’s annual salary is $139,256 through June 30, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, it is $143,434. This pay change applies to the officeholder, not state workers generally. - Election upgrades keep access to funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, unspent money from a $6 million federal appropriation made in 2023 remains available. The Secretary of State can use it for an election management system and FirstStop upgrades. At the Secretary’s request, the Office of Management and Budget can also transfer up to $… - Public printing funding ends; oversight shifts: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, the public printing appropriation drops from $271,335 to $0. This does not end publication of state laws: the Legislative Council takes over publication, distribution, and sales duties. During that period, it must sell session laws at cost plus 10%; later prices must… - Secretary of State funding and staffing limits: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, the Secretary of State’s office gets about $23.52 million. This includes $9.44 million from the general fund and $14.08 million from other funds. The budget includes $9.23 million for election reform and $4.60 million in one-time funding. It funds 33 full-time equiva… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: House Appropriations ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 1 | pass | 86 | 1 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-03-31: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/27 (House) - 2025-03-28: Signed by Governor 03/26 (House) - 2025-03-25: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-24: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Returned to House (House) - 2025-03-19: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 08:00 (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 1 (House) - 2025-02-12: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-02-11: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 2 (House) - 2025-01-28: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House) - 2025-01-13: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-03000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-01000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-01003m.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 - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-03000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-01000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0146-01003m.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-HB1002-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).