# North Dakota HB 1291: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to immigration law.

North Dakota HB 1291, A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to immigration law., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matthew Heilman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-04 (Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota HB 1291
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to immigration law.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44
- Sponsor: Matthew Heilman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (72 yes, 63 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew Heilman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Johnston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Kasper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Desiree Morton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dennis Nehring (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori VanWinkle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jose L. Castaneda (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44 | fail | 1 | 44 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 19 | pass | 71 | 19 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-04: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44 (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Hearing 09:45 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading, passed, yeas 71 nays 19 (House)
- 2025-02-07: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-02-06: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 5 2 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-01-13: Introduced, first reading, 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/25-0654-01003m.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Heilman: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-02001m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-01003m.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Heilman (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0654-02001m.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-HB1291-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).