# North Dakota HB 1419: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52-01, 54-52-02.1, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-06.3, 54-52-06.4, and 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan. North Dakota HB 1419, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52-01, 54-52-02.1, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-06.3, 54-52-06.4, and 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Todd Porter (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-21 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1419-202501 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1419 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52-01, 54-52-02.1, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-06.3, 54-52-06.4, and 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-21, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 - Sponsor: Todd Porter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (189 yes, 41 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dispatchers and emergency medical workers gain retirement paths: benefit, high. Covered dispatchers and emergency medical services workers gain access to special public safety retirement rules. Normal retirement is available at age 55 with at least three eligible years of employment. Another path applies when age plus service credit totals 85, with no previous retirement benef… - More public safety workers gain pension access: benefit, high. Government-employed correctional officers, state radio dispatchers, local emergency dispatchers, and qualifying local emergency medical services workers gain public safety pension access. For workers employed on or after the law’s effective date, jobs must meet 32 hours weekly and 20 weeks yearly.… - State peace officers get pension formula: benefit, high. State peace officers outside the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are included in the general pension formula at normal retirement. Members first enrolled before January 1, 2020, receive 2% of final average salary per service year. Members first enrolled after December 31, 2019, receive 1.75% per s… - New public safety hires face pension limits: cost, medium. A pension limit applies to correctional officers, dispatchers, and emergency medical services workers starting employment on or after the law’s effective date. While participating in the public safety plan, they cannot also participate in another retirement plan administered by PERS. - Dispatchers and medical workers fund pensions: mixed, medium. Covered local dispatchers and emergency medical services workers contribute 5.5% of monthly salary under their local government’s separate-coverage agreement. That rate reflects a 4% base plus 0.5-percentage-point increases in January 2012, January 2013, and January 2014. State-employed dispatchers… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Porter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Dockter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat D. Heinert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emily O'Brien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Ruby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bernie Satrom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Austen Schauer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Axtman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sean Cleary (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Lee (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Meyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristin Roers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 22 | pass | 68 | 22 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 | pass | 45 | 2 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 17 | pass | 76 | 17 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-21: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17 (House) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Governor 04/15 (House) - 2025-04-14: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-04-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Second reading, passed, yeas 68 nays 22 (House) - 2025-04-07: Concurred (House) - 2025-03-27: Returned to House (12) (House) - 2025-03-26: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 1 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Hearing 03:15 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 17 (House) - 2025-02-21: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 5 1 (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee Hearing 09:30 (House) - 2025-01-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (House) ## Bill text - Adopted by the Senate State and Local Government Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-01001m.pdf) - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-03000.pdf) - HOUSE BILL NO. 1419 with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - 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) - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Adopted by the Senate State and Local Government Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-01001m.pdf) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-03000.pdf) - [HOUSE BILL NO. 1419 with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0041-01000.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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 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) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1419-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).