North DakotaSB 20042025 Regular SessionSenate

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the ethics commission; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 and two new sections to chapter 54-66 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-13-02, 54-66-01, 54-66-04, 54-66-05, 54-66-06, and 54-66-07, subsection 2 of section 54-66-08, and sections 54-66-09, 54-66-10, 54-66-12, and 54-66-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency.

Sponsored By: Senate Appropriations

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Funding to run North Dakota Ethics Commission

The state provides $1,041,374 from the general fund to the North Dakota Ethics Commission. The money pays the commission’s expenses from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The law also authorizes 3.00 full-time positions. This appropriation takes effect July 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Appropriations

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 205 • No: 71

Senate vote 5/2/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carried

Yes: 44 • No: 2

House vote 5/2/2025

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 71 nays 19

Yes: 71 • No: 19

House vote 4/14/2025

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 29

Yes: 65 • No: 29

Senate vote 2/11/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 25 nays 21

Yes: 25 • No: 21

Actions Timeline

  1. Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19

    6/11/2025House
  2. Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19

    5/17/2025Senate
  3. Sent to Governor

    5/2/2025Senate
  4. Signed by President

    5/2/2025Senate
  5. Signed by Speaker

    5/2/2025House
  6. Emergency clause carried

    5/2/2025House
  7. Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 71 nays 19

    5/2/2025House
  8. Conference committee report adopted

    5/2/2025House
  9. Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

    5/2/2025House
  10. Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carried

    5/2/2025Senate
  11. Conference committee report adopted

    5/2/2025Senate
  12. Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

    5/2/2025Senate
  13. Conference committee appointed Louser Martinson Hanson

    4/24/2025House
  14. Appoint Sen. Mathern to replace Sen. Cleary on conference committee

    4/17/2025Senate
  15. Conference committee appointed Dever Cleary Davison

    4/16/2025Senate
  16. Refused to concur

    4/16/2025Senate
  17. Returned to Senate (12)

    4/14/2025Senate
  18. Emergency clause carried

    4/14/2025House
  19. Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 29

    4/14/2025House
  20. Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

    4/14/2025House
  21. Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 3 1

    4/11/2025House
  22. Committee Hearing 09:00

    3/18/2025House
  23. Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee

    2/18/2025House
  24. Received from Senate

    2/12/2025House
  25. Second reading, passed, yeas 25 nays 21

    2/11/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrollment

  • FIRST ENGROSSMENT

  • FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments

  • FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments

  • INTRODUCED

  • Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee

  • Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee

  • Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Mathern

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