# North Dakota SB 2080: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 14-09-08.1, section 14-09-08.2, subsection 2 of section 14-09-08.11, section 14-09-08.21, subsection 2 of section 14-09-09.32, subsection 16 of section 50-09-02, and section 50-09-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to establishment and enforcement of child support; and to repeal section 50-09-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to enforcement of child support. North Dakota SB 2080, AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 14-09-08.1, section 14-09-08.2, subsection 2 of section 14-09-08.11, section 14-09-08.21, subsection 2 of section 14-09-09.32, subsection 16 of section 50-09-02, and section 50-09-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to establishment and enforcement of child support; and to repeal section 50-09-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to enforcement of child support., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2080-202501 - 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 2080 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 14-09-08.1, section 14-09-08.2, subsection 2 of section 14-09-08.11, section 14-09-08.21, subsection 2 of section 14-09-09.32, subsection 16 of section 50-09-02, and section 50-09-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to establishment and enforcement of child support; and to repeal section 50-09-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to enforcement of child support. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 - Sponsor: Senate Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (121 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child support continues for older students: mixed, high. Support continues after 18 when the child attends high school, turns 18 before expected graduation, and lives with the parent owed support. It lasts through the month of graduation or the 19th birthday, whichever comes first. To restart support, the parent owed support files a free declaration nami… - Courts can pause parents' support duties: mixed, medium. In divorce and related cases, courts can pause new child-support charges when doing so serves the child's best interests. Avoiding withholding or state payment-processing requirements can be a basis for a pause. Support can restart going forward under the pause's terms, by court order, or through a… - Ending parental rights ends future support: mixed, medium. Ending a parent's rights ends that parent's future monthly child-support duty. Unpaid support from before the termination still must be paid. Anyone proposing to end or give up parental rights must notify North Dakota's Department of Health and Human Services. The notice must follow the service rul… - More ways to pursue unpaid support: mixed, medium. A parent owed support or any child-support agency employee can ask the court clerk to act on missed payments. The clerk can mail an overdue-payment notice with proof of service or ask a district judge for a contempt citation. The citation can be served by first-class mail to the paying parent's las… - Collected support stays held during review: mixed, low. The agency must hold funds collected through specified child-support enforcement methods until the court-review period expires or review ends, whichever is later. This preserves time for review but delays payment to the household owed support. The law removes a special rule stopping interest after… - Parents can challenge medical support withholding: mixed, low. Parents subject to a national medical support notice have 10 days after it is issued to request a hearing. The court must confirm withholding unless it finds a factual mistake or that the other parent must provide health insurance. The amended provision removes the 10-working-day deadline for holdi… - Regional child support offices no longer required: mixed, low. The state child-support agency no longer must keep an office in each of North Dakota's eight planning regions. This gives the agency more choice over office locations and removes the regional office guarantee. The law does not require any office to close. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 16 | pass | 74 | 16 | | | 2025-01-15 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-03-19: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14 (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/14 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-10: Returned to Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 16 (House) - 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 5 1 (House) - 2025-02-25: Committee Hearing 08:30 (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee Hearing 03:30 (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-01-16: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-15: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Committee Hearing 11:00 (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8093-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8093-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - 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 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) - 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 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… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8093-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8093-01000.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2080-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).