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North DakotaHB 15972025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT to provide an exemption; and to provide for the distribution of state financial assistance to eligible ambulance service operations.
Sponsored By: Pat D. Heinert (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Ambulance grants and funding formula
From July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027, the Health and Human Services Department, with the EMS Advisory Council, gives grants under a set formula. The minimum budget equals the two‑year average runs times $2,023, with a floor of $125,000. Then the law subtracts average runs times $795 and the response area’s property value times 0.005. County auditors must give those property values each year by July 31, coordinating across counties when needed. After deductions, a grant cannot exceed $225,000, and the most counted per run in reimbursement is $2,023.
Eligibility and territory rules for grants
Only city‑ or county‑owned operations and those in rural ambulance districts are eligible. An operation within 15 miles of another and below a runs‑per‑year threshold is not eligible; the enacted text’s number is garbled. If you took on new territory after April 1, 2024 due to a nearby closure, that area does not count in the grant calculation.
Grant floor and proration rules
Through June 30, 2026, each operation’s grant after deductions must be at least 50% of last year’s grant. That floor cannot be higher than the subsection 1 amount (the minimum reasonable budget). If lawmakers do not appropriate enough money, the Department pays each operation a prorated share.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Pat D. Heinert
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/7/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 6
Yes: 83 • No: 6
Senate vote • 3/24/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 0
Yes: 44 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 8
Yes: 85 • No: 8
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
4/21/2025HouseSigned by Governor 04/15
4/18/2025HouseSent to Governor
4/14/2025HouseSigned by Speaker
4/14/2025HouseSigned by President
4/9/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 6
4/7/2025HouseConcurred
4/7/2025HouseReturned to House (12)
3/25/2025HouseSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 0
3/24/2025SenateAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
3/21/2025SenateReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
3/20/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 10:00
3/18/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
3/7/2025SenateReceived from House
2/25/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 8
2/24/2025HouseAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
2/24/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 0
2/21/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 02:30
2/3/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
1/20/2025House
Bill Text
Adopted by the House Human Services Committee
Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments
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