# North Dakota SB 2007: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the veterans' home; to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to meals provided to employees of the veterans' home; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency.

North Dakota SB 2007, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the veterans' home; to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to meals provided to employees of the veterans' home; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Appropriations; status signed, last action 2025-05-02 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2007
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the veterans' home; to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to meals provided to employees of the veterans' home; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; and to declare an emergency.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01
- Sponsor: Senate Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (273 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Veterans' Home employees can get disruption meals: benefit, low. During an operational disruption, the North Dakota Veterans' Home may provide employee meals when required by their job assignments. Meals may be free or provided at fair value. This is not a general free-meal benefit for all employees.
- Veterans' Home funding comes with spending limits: mixed, low. North Dakota provides about $31.65 million for its Veterans' Home from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This includes about $6.71 million in general funds and $24.94 million in other funds, supporting 114.79 full-time-equivalent positions. The Home cannot directly spend its $852,924 staffing po…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 1 | pass | 92 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 88 nays 3 | pass | 88 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-02: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor 04/30 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-04-24: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 1 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-23: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-23: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Conference committee appointed B. Anderson O'Brien Murphy (House)
- 2025-04-11: Conference committee appointed Davison Magrum Mathern (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Refused to concur (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-04-04: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 88 nays 3 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 0 4 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 02:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-05000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-02003m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-02001m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-01001m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-02003m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-02001m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0174-01001m.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2007-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).