# North Dakota SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an appropriation to the department of career and technical education; to provide an appropriation to the state fair association; to provide a contingent appropriation; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to department of commerce grant reporting requirements; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 10-30.5-02, sections 54-60-09, 54-60-19, 54-60-28, 54-60-29, 54-60-29.1, and 54-60-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the purpose of the North Dakota development fund, duties and talent strategy of the division of workforce development, the uncrewed aircraft systems program, the uncrewed aircraft systems program fund, the beyond visual line of sight uncrewed aircraft system program, and changing the name of the office of legal immigration to the global talent office; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for a transfer; to provide an application; to provide an exemption; and to provide for a legislative management report. North Dakota SB 2018, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an appropriation to the department of career and technical education; to provide an appropriation to the state fair association; to provide a contingent appropriation; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to department of commerce grant reporting requirements; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 10-30.5-02, sections 54-60-09, 54-60-19, 54-60-28, 54-60-29, 54-60-29.1, and 54-60-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the purpose of the North Dakota development fund, duties and talent strategy of the division of workforce development, the uncrewed aircraft systems program, the uncrewed aircraft systems program fund, the beyond visual line of sight uncrewed aircraft system program, and changing the name of the office of legal immigration to the global talent office; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for a transfer; to provide an application; to provide an exemption; and to provide for a legislative management report., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Appropriations; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota SB 2018 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an appropriation to the department of career and technical education; to provide an appropriation to the state fair association; to provide a contingent appropriation; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to department of commerce grant reporting requirements; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 10-30.5-02, sections 54-60-09, 54-60-19, 54-60-28, 54-60-29, 54-60-29.1, and 54-60-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the purpose of the North Dakota development fund, duties and talent strategy of the division of workforce development, the uncrewed aircraft systems program, the uncrewed aircraft systems program fund, the beyond visual line of sight uncrewed aircraft system program, and changing the name of the office of legal immigration to the global talent office; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for a transfer; to provide an application; to provide an exemption; and to provide for a legislative management report. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19 - Sponsor: Senate Appropriations - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (190 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 19 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Native American small businesses get grant support: benefit, medium. The law provides $600,000 for a one-time grant supporting Native American small businesses in North Dakota. Funding covers July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. This provision does not set detailed eligibility rules or award amounts for individual businesses. - Commerce funds business and community programs: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, Commerce receives about $158.3 million, including about $42.3 million from the general fund. The total includes about $101.6 million for grants and $7 million for workforce programs. It also includes about $1.71 million for entrepreneurship grants and vouchers. Withi… - Grants fund technology for police work: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, the Attorney General receives $250,000 for autonomous technology grants. Grants support individuals or groups helping the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Applicants must certify use for missing-person searches, crime-scene reconstruction, or law-enforcement first r… - Historic venues and community halls get grants: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, Commerce receives $500,000 for one-time historic theater restoration grants. It also receives $250,000 for historic theater improvements and $250,000 for a historic opera house restoration grant. Another $175,000 funds a one-time community hall grant. These grants su… - State agencies get compliant replacement drones: benefit, low. Commerce has $9 million through June 30, 2027, to replace noncompliant state drones and provide operating training. Agencies qualify for drones they owned before January 1, 2025; replacements must have equivalent capability. New drones must meet the National Defense Authorization Act and American S… - State Fair gets sanitation restoration funding: benefit, low. The State Fair Association receives $350,000 from the general fund for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. The money must support a sanitation restoration project. - Matching grant supports rural health staffing: benefit, low. Commerce has $444,000 in general fund money for rural health workforce support for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. The recipient organization must help recruit, supply, distribute, or improve rural health personnel and their work. Commerce can spend each state dollar only when the organization secures… - Children's science centers gain conditional grants: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, the law authorizes up to $2 million for children's education science center construction. Each grant is capped at $1 million, and the city must have at least 50,000 residents. Funds become available only after the State Treasurer certifies the required oil and gas ta… - Drone programs gain funding and partnerships: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, Commerce receives $15 million for drones operating beyond the pilot's sight. Commerce can make contracts and set policies for that program. The state drone test site can contract with public, private, and nonprofit groups, including for public-private partnerships. I… - Military base communities get project grants: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, Commerce receives $2.5 million for one-time enhanced use lease grants. It also receives $1 million for one-time base enhancement grants. These funds support projects rather than direct household payments. - Tourism destinations and Medora get funding: benefit, low. Commerce receives $15 million for one-time tourism destination development grants and $5 million for one-time tourism marketing. It also receives $1 million for a one-time transportation improvement grant in Medora. Funding covers July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. The money supports projects and promotio… - Global talent office gets operating funds: benefit, low. Commerce's global talent office receives $1 million in one-time general fund money for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. The money supports office operations. This funding does not grant anyone immigration status or a personal payment. - More funding for training and internships: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, Commerce receives $5 million for one-time regional workforce grants. It also receives $1 million from the general fund for one-time technical skills training grants. The law transfers $3 million from Commerce's operating budget to the internship fund to run Operation… - Northwest training center gets technology grants: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, Career and Technical Education receives $250,000 for autonomous technology grants. The recipient must be a workforce training center serving northwest North Dakota. The center must certify that the technology supports training addressing state workforce shortages. Th… - State tracks workforce needs and results: benefit, low. The Workforce Development Division must keep updating state workforce plans and regularly study employers' needs for workers and skills. It must collect program data, set common success measures, and check programs for coordination and duplicate services. State-system partners must provide the need… - Tribal college gets workforce grant support: benefit, low. The law provides $750,000 in general fund workforce grants to a tribally controlled community college. Funding covers July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. The college must partner with at least one North Dakota high school for the covered programs. The money goes to the college, not directly to students. - Business development fund gains money and credit: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, the law transfers $25 million to the North Dakota Development Fund. Up to $10 million of that transfer can support nonprimary-sector businesses. The fund can form management and operating entities, joint ventures, and other business associations; primary-sector devel… - Grants support self-operating farm technology: benefit, low. Commerce receives $7.5 million for one-time autonomous agriculture grants for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027. The funding supports agricultural projects involving self-operating technology. This provision does not set recipient eligibility or individual award amounts. - Technology loan fund gets more money: benefit, low. For the 2025–27 budget period, the law transfers $10 million to the Legacy Investment for Technology Fund. The money comes from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund and must support technology loans. This transfer does not set borrower eligibility or loan terms. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Appropriations ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-02 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 66 nays 22 | pass | 66 | 22 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 17 | pass | 27 | 17 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 61 nays 31 | pass | 61 | 31 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 9 | pass | 36 | 9 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-06-11: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19 (House) - 2025-05-17: Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-02: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 66 nays 22 (House) - 2025-05-02: Conference committee report adopted (House) - 2025-05-01: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-05-01: Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 17 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Conference committee report adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Conference committee appointed Nathe Martinson Swiontek (House) - 2025-04-25: Conference committee appointed Dwyer Hogue Bekkedahl (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Refused to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Emergency clause failed (House) - 2025-04-24: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 61 nays 31 (House) - 2025-04-24: Division F passed (House) - 2025-04-24: Division E passed (House) - 2025-04-24: Division D passed (House) - 2025-04-24: Division of bill (House) - 2025-04-23: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-04-23: Division D adopted (House) - 2025-04-23: Division C lost (House) - 2025-04-23: Division B adopted (House) - 2025-04-23: Division A adopted (House) - 2025-04-23: Division of amendment (House) - 2025-04-22: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3 (House) - 2025-03-17: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House) - 2025-03-17: Committee Hearing 10:30 (House) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-25: Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 9 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 1 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-15: 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/25-0185-07000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-06000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-05000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-01000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02018m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02014m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Chamber: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02015m.pdf), [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02016m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-01002m.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2014: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial commission and the agencies under its control; to create and enact a new sectio… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-07000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-06000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-05000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-01000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02018m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02014m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Chamber (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02015m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Chamber (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-02016m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0185-01002m.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501) - [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501) - [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) - [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501) - [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) - [SB 2014: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2014-202501) - 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