# North Dakota SB 2112: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-04-00.1, 25-04-02, 25-04-04, 25-04-04.1, 25-04-05, 25-04-05.1, 25-04-08, 25-04-08.1, 25-04-14, and 25-04-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the life skills and transition center; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a department of health and human services study; and to provide an expiration date.

North Dakota SB 2112, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-04-00.1, 25-04-02, 25-04-04, 25-04-04.1, 25-04-05, 25-04-05.1, 25-04-08, 25-04-08.1, 25-04-14, and 25-04-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the life skills and transition center; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a department of health and human services study; and to provide an expiration date., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Human Services; 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 2112
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-04-00.1, 25-04-02, 25-04-04, 25-04-04.1, 25-04-05, 25-04-05.1, 25-04-08, 25-04-08.1, 25-04-14, and 25-04-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the life skills and transition center; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a department of health and human services study; and to provide an expiration date.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01
- Sponsor: Senate Human Services
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (130 yes, 53 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More crisis care for North Dakota kids: benefit, medium. The Life Skills and Transition Center can serve North Dakota minors not yet deemed eligible for developmental disability services. The commissioner or designee must approve, and the superintendent must find that residential care, nonresidential care, or provider consultation may help. Residential c…
- No education charges for covered center youth: benefit, low. The center cannot charge for education or related services for clients age 18 or younger not deemed eligible for developmental disability services. Their parents and estates also cannot be charged for those services. This protection covers education and related services, not all care and treatment.…
- Care bills and relief for center clients: mixed, medium. North Dakota's health department can charge center clients not deemed eligible for developmental disability services for care and treatment. When practical, charges must reflect care costs for the person's health needs and account for ability to pay. The department must include estimated future mon…
- Care protections and discharge rules for residents: mixed, low. The state must actively manage programs for center clients, including residents not deemed eligible for developmental disability services. Those residents gain protections covering visits, communication, safety transfers, temporary discharge, and outside placements. Through June 30, 2027, discharge…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Human Services

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 11 | pass | 36 | 11 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 25 | pass | 65 | 25 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 29 nays 17 | pass | 29 | 17 |   |

## 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: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-21: Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accept) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Second reading, passed, yeas 36 nays 11 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accept) (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Conference committee appointed K. Anderson Beltz Rios (House)
- 2025-04-14: Conference committee appointed Lee Hogan Weston (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Refused to concur (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 25 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Hearing 10:30 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 29 nays 17 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 4 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rereferred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Amendment adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Committee Hearing 09:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-05000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-04000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Ruby: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-02002m.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-04000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Ruby (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8077-02002m.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2112-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).