# North Dakota HB 1234: AN ACT to provide a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the public employees retirement system fund; and to provide for a statement of legislative intent.

North Dakota HB 1234, AN ACT to provide a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the public employees retirement system fund; and to provide for a statement of legislative intent., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason Dockter (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1234
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to provide a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the public employees retirement system fund; and to provide for a statement of legislative intent.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-25, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23
- Sponsor: Jason Dockter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (213 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More funding for North Dakota public pensions: benefit, low. North Dakota’s Office of Management and Budget must transfer $25 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund to the Public Employees Retirement System Fund. The transfer must occur between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2027. The law states that this money, plus $65 million in projected…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason Dockter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Glenn Bosch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lefor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Austen Schauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Stemen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dick Dever (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Roers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 | pass | 91 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 8 | pass | 76 | 8 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-25: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor 04/23 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Concurred (House)
- 2025-04-03: Returned to House (12) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Rereferred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass 5 0 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 11:00 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 8 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 23 0 0 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Rereferred to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-29: Amendment adopted (House)
- 2025-01-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 4 0 (House)
- 2025-01-20: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-01-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Dockter: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-01002m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bekkedahl: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-02001m.pdf)

## Related bills

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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/25-0432-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Dockter (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-01002m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bekkedahl (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0432-02001m.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-HB1234-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).