# North Dakota HB 1026: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23-24-07, 26.1-01-03, 26.1-21-01, 26.1-21-02, 26.1-21-04, 26.1-21-07, 26.1-21-09.1, 26.1-21-10, 26.1-21-11, 26.1-21-12, 26.1-21-14, 26.1-21-16, 26.1-21-18, 26.1-21-19, 26.1-21-21, 26.1-21-23, 61-06-08, and 61-16.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to changing the administration of the state bonding fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1-21-03, 26.1-21-08, 26.1-21-09, 26.1-21-13, 26.1-21-15, 26.1-21-17, 26.1-21-20, 26.1-21-22, and 26.1-21-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state bonding fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

North Dakota HB 1026, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23-24-07, 26.1-01-03, 26.1-21-01, 26.1-21-02, 26.1-21-04, 26.1-21-07, 26.1-21-09.1, 26.1-21-10, 26.1-21-11, 26.1-21-12, 26.1-21-14, 26.1-21-16, 26.1-21-18, 26.1-21-19, 26.1-21-21, 26.1-21-23, 61-06-08, and 61-16.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to changing the administration of the state bonding fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1-21-03, 26.1-21-08, 26.1-21-09, 26.1-21-13, 26.1-21-15, 26.1-21-17, 26.1-21-20, 26.1-21-22, and 26.1-21-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state bonding fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Legislative Management; status signed, last action 2025-04-21 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1026
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 23-24-07, 26.1-01-03, 26.1-21-01, 26.1-21-02, 26.1-21-04, 26.1-21-07, 26.1-21-09.1, 26.1-21-10, 26.1-21-11, 26.1-21-12, 26.1-21-14, 26.1-21-16, 26.1-21-18, 26.1-21-19, 26.1-21-21, 26.1-21-23, 61-06-08, and 61-16.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to changing the administration of the state bonding fund from the insurance commissioner to the office of management and budget; to repeal sections 26.1-21-03, 26.1-21-08, 26.1-21-09, 26.1-21-13, 26.1-21-15, 26.1-21-17, 26.1-21-20, 26.1-21-22, and 26.1-21-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the state bonding fund; and to provide a continuing appropriation.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-21, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16
- Sponsor: Legislative Management
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State Can Investigate Threatened Bond Funds: benefit, low. The Office of Management and Budget must notify the state auditor when an official’s misconduct or inefficiency threatens the fund. The auditor may investigate, hire investigators, and review blanket-bond coverage during audits. The fund pays investigation costs. The office may also sue the officia…
- State Bond Fund Gets New Management: benefit, low. North Dakota’s Office of Management and Budget now manages the State Bonding Fund instead of the insurance commissioner. Fund money remains available on an ongoing basis for claims, administrative contracts, auditor investigations, and reinsurance. The office may hire the North Dakota Insurance Res…
- Bond Claimants Gain Time, Keep Limits: mixed, low. Claimants no longer face the former 60-day deadline after discovering an official’s or employee’s default or wrongful act. Claims go to the Office of Management and Budget, which sets the allowed amount and may await an auditor’s report. The attorney general must approve the claim and amount before…
- Public Workers Face Bond Cancellation Rules: mixed, low. After an investigation, the Office of Management and Budget may cancel a public employee’s or official’s bond coverage. Cancellation takes effect 30 days after written notice, and the employer must receive immediate notice by certified mail. Employees and officials may buy a private bond after canc…
- Public Agencies Get Bond Coverage Options: mixed, low. Minimum fund coverage equals the money or property handled or $10,000, whichever is less, unless another law requires otherwise. The Office of Management and Budget sets coverage based on assets handled and the risk of misuse. The office may buy reinsurance for liability above $25,000 for one offic…
- Public Agencies Pay Reserve-Based Bond Assessments: mixed, low. State agencies and local governments pay State Bonding Fund assessments in advance unless payments are waived. The minimum assessment is $2.50 per public employee each year. Assessments are collected when the fund balance is below $3 million. Above $3 million, assessments are waived and stay waived…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Legislative Management

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 | pass | 44 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0 | pass | 89 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-21: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 (House)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Governor 04/16 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-15: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-14: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to House (House)
- 2025-04-08: Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Rereferred to Industry and Business (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Request return from committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Rereferred to Industry and Business (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Request return from committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0245-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0245-02000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0245-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0245-02000.pdf)

## Related
- [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 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)
- [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-HB1026-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).