# North Dakota HB 1149: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 47-30.2-04, 47-30.2-24, 47-30.2-32, 47-30.2-39, 47-30.2-50, 47-30.2-52, 47-30.2-55, and 47-30.2-63 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform unclaimed property act; and to declare an emergency.

North Dakota HB 1149, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 47-30.2-04, 47-30.2-24, 47-30.2-32, 47-30.2-39, 47-30.2-50, 47-30.2-52, 47-30.2-55, and 47-30.2-63 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform unclaimed property act; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-02 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1149
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 47-30.2-04, 47-30.2-24, 47-30.2-32, 47-30.2-39, 47-30.2-50, 47-30.2-52, 47-30.2-55, and 47-30.2-63 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform unclaimed property act; and to declare an emergency.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
- Sponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Unclaimed sale proceeds enter state recovery: benefit, low. Extra money from abandoned-vehicle sales enters North Dakota's unclaimed-property process after the waiting period in the vehicle-sale law. Extra money from public or private property sales under chapter 57-28 enters after that law's waiting period. People entitled to these proceeds can seek the mo…
- Businesses must keep older unclaimed-property records: cost, low. Holders of unclaimed property must preserve relevant records once they receive notice authorizing participation in North Dakota's voluntary disclosure program. They must keep those records until the authorized disclosure ends. The records must reach back ten years plus the required period before pr…
- Unclaimed virtual currency becomes cash: mixed, low. North Dakota treats virtual currency as abandoned three years after the owner's last sign of interest. Owners can seek recovery through the state's unclaimed-property process. Businesses holding the currency must sell it within the 30 days before filing their report and send North Dakota the procee…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Hogue (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0, Emergency clause carried | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0, Emergency clause carried | pass | 92 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-02: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by Governor 03/27 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-26: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Returned to House (House)
- 2025-03-21: Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry and Business Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0, Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-01-27: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-01-24: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Committee Hearing 08:30 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-03000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-01000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-03000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0855-01000.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-HB1149-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).