# North Dakota SB 2011: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the highway patrol; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption.

North Dakota SB 2011, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the highway patrol; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption., 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); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2011
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the highway patrol; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an exemption.
- 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: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (269 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Patrol officers get monthly expense payments: benefit, high. North Dakota Highway Patrol officers are entitled to up to $200 monthly from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This replaces meal and other expense reimbursements while traveling within North Dakota or at their home station. Lodging is excluded from this replacement. Payments follow the salary p…
- North Dakota funds Highway Patrol operations: benefit, low. The law provides about $85.185 million for North Dakota Highway Patrol from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This includes about $58.505 million from the general fund and supports 205 full-time equivalent positions. The superintendent can direct transfers of up to about $12.836 million from the…
- Patrol gets motor carrier permit funding: benefit, low. The law provides about $3.420 million from the Motor Carrier Electronic Permit Transaction Fund for permit services and related administration. The money supports nonenforcement work from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The Patrol can also carry forward unspent money from a prior $45,000 techn…
- Patrol staffing money requires budget transfers: cost, low. The Patrol cannot directly spend about $2.445 million set aside for new and vacant positions. It must request transfers into its operating budget under House Bill 1015 guidelines and reporting rules. This restriction applies from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

## 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 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 6 | pass | 84 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 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: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 1 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-22: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-22: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Conference committee appointed Pyle Kempenich Meier (House)
- 2025-04-14: Conference committee appointed Sickler Erbele Burckhard (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Refused to concur (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 6 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 2 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 3 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 10:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-05000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-03000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-04000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-02003m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-02002m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-01002m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-03000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-04000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-02003m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-02002m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0178-01002m.pdf)

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- [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)
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2011-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).