# North Dakota HB 1144: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

North Dakota HB 1144, AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Tveit (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1144
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; 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: Bill Tveit (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (228 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools face stricter restroom access rules: cost, medium. North Dakota public schools must bar students from restrooms that do not match their biological sex. Shared school restrooms and shower rooms must be designated male-only or female-only, with use limited to that sex. Multi-stall gender-neutral restrooms and shower rooms are prohibited. Restrooms al…
- Parents can report violations; schools face penalties: mixed, medium. Parents must first complain through their school district's process, then may contact North Dakota's attorney general if violations continue. After receiving that complaint, the attorney general must enforce these rules and may investigate using sworn questioning and subpoenas. The attorney general…
- Parents gain control over transgender policies: mixed, medium. Unless another law requires otherwise, North Dakota public schools, districts, and teachers face two limits concerning a student's transgender status. They need the student's parent or legal guardian's approval before adopting policies or guidelines about that student's status. They also cannot wit…
- Schools must plan separate restroom accommodations: mixed, medium. North Dakota school district boards must create a separate-restroom accommodation plan for a transgender student. The student's parent or legal guardian must approve the plan. Exceptions to shared-facility rules preserve restroom use under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 50…
- Schools cannot mandate or ban pronouns: mixed, low. North Dakota public school boards, schools, and teachers cannot require or forbid use of a student's preferred gender pronoun. This ban covers both written rules and unwritten guidelines. The law limits school policies; it does not itself require or forbid an individual's pronoun use.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Tveit (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dick Anderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Frelich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie McLeod (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: SuAnn Olson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen M. Rohr (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Schatz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Clemens (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kent Weston (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7 | pass | 40 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 14, Emergency clause carried | pass | 75 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7 | pass | 40 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 18 | pass | 73 | 18 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 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 40 nays 7 (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 75 nays 14, 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)
- 2025-04-17: Conference committee appointed Lemm Gerhardt Boschee (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Conference committee appointed Rohr Frelich Fegley (House)
- 2025-04-15: Refused to concur (House)
- 2025-04-10: Returned to House (12) (House)
- 2025-04-10: Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 40 nays 7 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Hearing 10:00 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 18 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-02-05: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 3 2 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee Hearing 03:15 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Human Services Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-04008m.pdf)
- Adopted by the Senate Education Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-04004m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-07000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-06000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-05000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-03000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Frelich: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-03001m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-04008m.pdf)
- [Adopted by the Senate Education Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-04004m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-07000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-06000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-05000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-03000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Frelich (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0440-03001m.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1144-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).