# North Dakota HB 1003: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the attorney general; to amend and reenact sections 31-01-16, 54-12-11, 54-12-30, and 54-27-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to compensation and mileage and travel expenses for witnesses, the salary of the attorney general, twenty-four seven sobriety program fees, and the tobacco settlement trust fund; to provide for a report; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption.

North Dakota HB 1003, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the attorney general; to amend and reenact sections 31-01-16, 54-12-11, 54-12-30, and 54-27-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to compensation and mileage and travel expenses for witnesses, the salary of the attorney general, twenty-four seven sobriety program fees, and the tobacco settlement trust fund; to provide for a report; 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 2025-06-11 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1003
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the attorney general; to amend and reenact sections 31-01-16, 54-12-11, 54-12-30, and 54-27-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to compensation and mileage and travel expenses for witnesses, the salary of the attorney general, twenty-four seven sobriety program fees, and the tobacco settlement trust fund; to provide for a report; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
- Sponsor: House Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (296 yes, 63 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 9

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Attorney general receives scheduled salary increases: benefit, low. The Attorney General’s annual salary is $192,079 from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, the annual salary is $197,841. This pay schedule applies only to the Attorney General, not public employees generally.
- Counties get higher witness reimbursement limits: benefit, low. The law raises state reimbursement limits for prosecution witness fees and expenses from $25,000 to $30,000 per county per two-year budget period. A county exceeding its limit can use another county’s unused reimbursement funds only by agreement and with the Attorney General’s approval. This raises…
- Grants support trafficking and assault victims: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, the law funds two victim-service grant programs, including related administrative costs. About $2.45 million from the general fund supports human trafficking prevention and victim treatment services. Services may include crisis and residential care, advocacy…
- State agencies get litigation funding options: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, the Attorney General can transfer $5 million to eligible state agencies for litigation expenses. The money comes from the strategic investment and improvements fund. It cannot pay judgments covered by the state’s judgment-payment law, section 32-12-04. Duri…
- Two cybercrime agents assist city police: benefit, low. The law provides $825,000 from the general fund for two full-time state cybercrime agents and related equipment and capital costs. They must help a police department prevent and detect cybercrime. The department must serve a northeastern North Dakota city with at least 50,000 residents.
- Attorney general gets two-year operating funds: benefit, low. The law provides about $114.72 million for the Attorney General from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This includes about $62.92 million from the general fund and supports 270 full-time equivalent positions. Another one-time appropriation provides up to $250,000 from federal or special funds. T…
- Sobriety participants lose court fee waivers: cost, low. District court judges and judicial referees cannot waive fees for participants in North Dakota’s 24/7 sobriety program. Participants who otherwise received a court waiver lose that option. The law does not state the fee amount.
- Some background check requests carry fees: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, people and organizations must pay for certain Bureau of Criminal Investigation criminal history checks. The fee applies to requests resulting from laws passed by North Dakota’s sixty-ninth legislative assembly. The Attorney General sets a reasonable fee; the law does not sta…
- Health trust money funds tobacco enforcement: mixed, low. Tobacco settlement trust money can now support enforcement of the master settlement and consent agreements, alongside public health programs. Enforcement uses include disputes involving those agreements. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, the law transfers $239,716 from the community health t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: House Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-02 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 12 | pass | 74 | 12 |   |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 | pass | 45 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 67 nays 23 | pass | 67 | 23 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 5 | pass | 41 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 21, Emergency clause carried | pass | 69 | 21 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-06-11: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19 (House)
- 2025-05-17: Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19 (House)
- 2025-05-02: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 12 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-05-01: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-05-01: Conference committee report rejected (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Second reading, passed, yeas 67 nays 23 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-29: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee report rejected (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-15: Conference committee appointed Sickler Dwyer Burckhard (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Conference committee appointed Nathe Louser Hanson (House)
- 2025-04-11: Refused to concur (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to House (12) (House)
- 2025-04-08: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 41 nays 5 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Hearing 08:30 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 21, Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-01-13: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-06000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-05000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02006m.pdf), [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02007m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Nathe: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-01006m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02005m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-06000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02006m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02007m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Nathe (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-01006m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0147-02005m.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1003-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).