All Roll Calls
Yes: 133 • No: 0
North DakotaHB 16032025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for Native American grave protection and repatriation compliance efforts.
Sponsored By: Collette Brown (Democratic)
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants help tribes and museums return items
The State Historical Society can award grants to tribal governments and groups to consult with museums and agencies to return items. It can also grant money to museums and cultural institutions to identify, inventory, and repatriate Native American items, including human remains and sacred and funerary objects. Grants are available from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
North Dakota funds Native repatriation work
The law gives the North Dakota State Historical Society $5 million from the state general fund. The money is for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. It can pay for staffing, training, consultation, and legal and administrative compliance. It can also fund field surveys, inventories, and documentation to meet the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Priority and timelines for returning items
The State Historical Society must put top priority on projects that return human remains and funerary items. It must also fund consultation between tribes and institutions and support long-term tribal cultural preservation plans. The society must set a timeline to return identified items to tribes.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Collette Brown
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Jayme Davis
Democratic • House
Lisa Finley-DeVille
Democratic • House
Zachary Ista
Democratic • House
Jon O. Nelson
Republican • House
Josh Boschee
Democratic • Senate
Ryan Braunberger
Democratic • Senate
Tim Mathern
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
Yes: 46 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 0
Yes: 87 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16
4/21/2025HouseSigned by Governor 04/16
4/18/2025HouseSent to Governor
4/15/2025HouseSigned by Speaker
4/15/2025HouseSigned by President
4/14/2025SenateReturned to House
4/9/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
4/9/2025SenateReported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 0 1
4/8/2025SenateRereferred to Appropriations
3/28/2025SenateReported back, do pass 6 0 0
3/28/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 03:15
3/27/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
2/24/2025SenateReceived from House
2/21/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 0
2/20/2025HouseAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
2/19/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3
2/18/2025HouseRereferred to Appropriations
2/11/2025HouseAmendment adopted
2/11/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1
2/10/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 10:00
1/31/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
1/20/2025House
Bill Text
Enrollment
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
INTRODUCED
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Brown
SECOND ENGROSSMENT
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