# North Dakota HB 1009: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the agriculture commissioner; to amend and reenact section 4.1-01-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the agriculture commissioner; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency. North Dakota HB 1009, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the agriculture commissioner; to amend and reenact section 4.1-01-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the agriculture commissioner; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by House Appropriations; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1009-202501 - 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 1009 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the agriculture commissioner; to amend and reenact section 4.1-01-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the agriculture commissioner; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 - Sponsor: House Appropriations - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (242 yes, 30 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Agricultural land programs get added support: benefit, low. During 2025–27, the law moves $250,000 from the Environment and Rangeland Protection Fund to the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund. That money must support mitigation of impacts on agricultural land. The law also makes up to $50,000 in general fund money available for the Waterbank Program. That… - Food pantries get meat purchase grants: benefit, low. The law provides $1.5 million in one-time grants for food pantries during 2025–27. The money comes from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund and pays for meat and protein purchases. The commissioner must set grant application and reporting rules and report recipients and uses to Legislati… - Agricultural product programs get bank funding: benefit, low. During 2025–27, the Bank of North Dakota transfers $3 million from current earnings and undivided profits to agricultural product programs. The money goes to the Agricultural Products Utilization Fund. This one-time support brings the Agricultural Products Utilization Commission’s total funding to… - Existing farm project funds stay available: benefit, low. The law keeps unspent money from specified earlier agriculture appropriations available from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. Covered appropriations include $300,000 in COVID-era specialty crop block grants and $660,000 for regional livestock development and planning. It also covers two grassla… - Pesticide program gets dedicated funding transfer: benefit, low. During 2025–27, the commissioner transfers $325,000 from the Environment and Rangeland Protection Fund to the Minor Use Pesticide Fund. The transfer supports the pesticide program. It does not create a direct payment or new eligibility rule for households. - Agriculture commissioner gets higher annual pay: cost, low. The law sets the Agriculture Commissioner’s annual salary at $140,780 through June 30, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, the annual salary is $145,003. This compensation change applies to one state office, not a household benefit program. - Wildlife services funding limits overhead payments: mixed, low. The law provides $1.8074 million for wildlife services during 2025–27. It also requires a $125,000 transfer from the Department of Water Resources to support wildlife services expenses. The commissioner cannot use the wildlife services appropriation to pay indirect costs for the federal USDA Wildli… - Agriculture programs get two-year funding: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $55.201816 million for the Agriculture Commissioner’s department. This includes $16.629476 million from the general fund and $38.57234 million from other funds, supporting 81 full-time-equivalent positions. The department cannot directly spe… - Bioscience grant balance moves to general fund: mixed, low. The law requires the budget office to move the Bioscience Innovation Grant Fund’s remaining balance to the general fund on June 30, 2025. The transfer provision takes effect immediately under an emergency clause. The law does not state the balance amount or direct how the general fund later spends… - Grazing grants require matching money: mixed, low. The law provides $3 million in one-time grazing grants from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund for 2025–27. The recipient must represent North Dakota cooperative grazing associations and provide $1 in nonstate money per $4 granted. Eligible projects on North Dakota national grasslands i… - Export assistance funding requires partial matching: mixed, low. The law provides $2 million for the North Dakota Trade Office during 2025–27, including $400,000 in one-time funding. Up to 60%, or $1.2 million, can be spent without matching funds. Each additional state dollar requires $1 from private or other public sources. Eligible matched spending includes ex… - Farm technology grants allow matching requirements: mixed, low. The law provides $300,000 in one-time autonomous technology grants from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund for 2025–27. People and businesses in agriculture must certify that the technology supports inspecting, operating, maintaining, or building agricultural property or infrastructure.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: House Appropriations ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 13, Emergency clause carried | pass | 76 | 13 | | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 | pass | 44 | 2 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 15 | pass | 75 | 15 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-06-11: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor 05/01 (House) - 2025-05-01: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Emergency clause carried (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Conference committee report adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 13, Emergency clause carried (House) - 2025-04-28: Conference committee report adopted (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-04-22: Conference committee appointed Wanzek Erbele Dwyer (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Conference committee appointed Brandenburg Meier Kempenich (House) - 2025-04-21: Refused to concur (House) - 2025-04-18: Returned to House (12) (House) - 2025-04-18: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 02:00 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 15 (House) - 2025-02-14: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-02-13: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1 (House) - 2025-02-06: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee Hearing 08:30 (House) - 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 03:00 (House) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-06000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-02000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-05000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-04000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-01000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-02009m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-01002m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Wanzek: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-02008m.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/25-0153-06000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-02000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-05000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-04000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-01000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-02009m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-01002m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Wanzek (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0153-02008m.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-HB1009-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).