# North Dakota SB 2121: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 23 of section 54-52-01, section 54-52-17, subsection 2 of section 54-52-28, sections 54-52.1-03.1 and 54-52.2-06, subsection 8 of section 54-52.6-01, and subsection 1 of section 54-52.6-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administering the public employees retirement system. North Dakota SB 2121, AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 23 of section 54-52-01, section 54-52-17, subsection 2 of section 54-52-28, sections 54-52.1-03.1 and 54-52.2-06, subsection 8 of section 54-52.6-01, and subsection 1 of section 54-52.6-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administering the public employees retirement system., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate State and Local Government; status signed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2121-202501 - 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 2121 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 23 of section 54-52-01, section 54-52-17, subsection 2 of section 54-52-28, sections 54-52.1-03.1 and 54-52.2-06, subsection 8 of section 54-52.6-01, and subsection 1 of section 54-52.6-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administering the public employees retirement system. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 - Sponsor: Senate State and Local Government - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (137 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public workers' bonuses can count toward retirement: benefit, low. Bonuses can count as salary in North Dakota's defined contribution retirement plan when reported under retirement board rules. The law removes the requirement to spread bonuses over a year for this calculation. This can affect retirement contributions and account balances. - Longer pension service for new investigators: cost, high. Bureau of Criminal Investigation peace officers hired after July 31, 2023, need ten years of eligible service, up from three. This applies to normal retirement at 55, early retirement at 50, deferred pensions, and the specified pre-retirement death benefit. Officers with less than ten years and bal… - Broader disability pension deductions for judges: cost, medium. North Dakota Supreme and district court judges' disability pensions start at 70% of final average salary. Social Security and workforce safety and insurance benefits paid to the judge reduce that amount. The Social Security deduction now covers any such benefits, not just the judge's primary benefi… - Required payout deadlines for public employee pensions: cost, low. North Dakota public employee retirement benefits must be paid, or start being paid, by the federally required beginning date. Federal minimum distribution rules, including rules for government plans, override conflicting state retirement chapter rules. - Public workers' Roth contributions lack tax delay: cost, low. Roth contributions are excluded from the tax delay for North Dakota's deferred compensation program. Other deferred amounts remain untaxed under this rule until paid out. The law does not specify separate Roth tax rates or withdrawal tax rules. - Required group insurance for covered district workers: mixed, low. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District must participate in the uniform group insurance program on the same terms as state agencies. District health units must also participate if they must join the public retirement system and meet the insurance history requirement. They must have participated… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate State and Local Government ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-20: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 (House) - 2025-03-18: Signed by Governor 03/18 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned to Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0 (House) - 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 2 (House) - 2025-03-07: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-01-20: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-17: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0121-03000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0121-02000.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/25-0121-03000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0121-02000.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-SB2121-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).