# North Dakota HB 1008: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public service commission; to amend and reenact sections 49-01-05 and 57-43.2-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of the public service commissioners and deposits of special fuels excise taxes; and to provide loan authorization.

North Dakota HB 1008, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public service commission; to amend and reenact sections 49-01-05 and 57-43.2-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of the public service commissioners and deposits of special fuels excise taxes; and to provide loan authorization., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by House Appropriations; status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1008
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the public service commission; to amend and reenact sections 49-01-05 and 57-43.2-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salaries of the public service commissioners and deposits of special fuels excise taxes; and to provide loan authorization.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23
- Sponsor: House Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (200 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State regulator funding and higher commissioner pay: benefit, low. North Dakota provides $23.46 million for the Public Service Commission from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This includes $9.22 million from the general fund, $14.23 million from other funds, and 45 full-time-equivalent positions. Funding includes $6 million for abandoned mined lands contracts…
- State rail complaint financing carries repayment costs: mixed, low. The Public Service Commission can borrow up to $900,000 from the Bank of North Dakota for a rail rate complaint. The loan charges the prevailing interest rate for North Dakota government entities. The commission must repay principal and interest from money recovered through a successful complaint,…
- Rail safety gets more highway tax money: mixed, low. The law raises the annual rail safety transfer cap on taxes from diesel sold to railroads from $332,327 to $352,892. That allows $20,565 more each year for the rail safety fund, leaving less for the highway tax distribution fund. Collections above the cap continue to go to the highway tax distribut…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: House Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 | pass | 80 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 | pass | 45 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 10 | pass | 75 | 10 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-24: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Governor 04/22 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Concurred (House)
- 2025-04-03: Returned to House (12) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee Hearing 02:00 (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 75 nays 10 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Committee Hearing 08:30 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee Hearing 03:30 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 10:00 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-01001m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-02001m.pdf)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-01001m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0152-02001m.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1008-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).