# North Dakota SB 2025: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs; to amend and reenact sections 37-15-03, 37-15-07, 37-15-16, 37-18-01, and 37-18-07, subsection 1 of section 37-18-12, and section 37-18.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administrative committee on veterans' affairs; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.

North Dakota SB 2025, AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs; to amend and reenact sections 37-15-03, 37-15-07, 37-15-16, 37-18-01, and 37-18-07, subsection 1 of section 37-18-12, and section 37-18.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administrative committee on veterans' affairs; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Appropriations; status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2025
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of veterans' affairs; to amend and reenact sections 37-15-03, 37-15-07, 37-15-16, 37-18-01, and 37-18-07, subsection 1 of section 37-18-12, and section 37-18.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administrative committee on veterans' affairs; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23
- Sponsor: Senate Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (154 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More funding sources for veterans' assistance: benefit, low. The law adds a one-time $500,000 general fund transfer to the Veterans' Postwar Trust Fund for July 2025–June 2027. The Office of Management and Budget must make the transfer. The veterans' department can also accept and spend federal, private, or other funds for veterans, qualified spouses, and au…
- More transportation funding for rural veterans: benefit, low. The state veterans' department receives up to $200,000 in federal funds for its highly rural transportation grants program. This emergency funding takes effect immediately and covers the period ending June 30, 2025. It supports veterans' travel assistance but does not set an individual grant amount.
- North Dakota funds help for veterans: benefit, low. North Dakota provides about $5.01 million for veterans' programs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This includes about $3 million in general funds and $2.01 million from other funds, supporting 10 full-time-equivalent positions. The budget includes about $1.32 million for transportation gra…
- Unused veterans' project funds stay available: benefit, low. The law keeps unused portions of five prior appropriations available from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The original appropriations total about $1.27 million; this is carryover authority, not new funding. They include two $500,000 Fisher House appropriations, including one for the Fargo VA M…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3, Emergency clause carried | pass | 43 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 69 nays 22 | pass | 69 | 22 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 0 | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-24: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Governor 04/22 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-18: Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Concurred (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-04-15: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 69 nays 22 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-14: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Hearing 02:00 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Hearing 08:00 (House)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 03:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-02003m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-01002m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-02003m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0192-01002m.pdf)

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- [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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2025-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).