# North Dakota SB 2144: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43-55-03, section 43-55-09, subsection 8 of section 44-06.1-20, and sections 44-06.1-28, 47-25-04, 47-25-07, and 54-09-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to information required in applications for professional employer services licensure, confidential records maintained by the secretary of state, notification provided to and fees charged by a notary public, notification provided to the registrant of a trade name, and fees charged by the secretary of state; and to provide a penalty.

North Dakota SB 2144, AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43-55-03, section 43-55-09, subsection 8 of section 44-06.1-20, and sections 44-06.1-28, 47-25-04, 47-25-07, and 54-09-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to information required in applications for professional employer services licensure, confidential records maintained by the secretary of state, notification provided to and fees charged by a notary public, notification provided to the registrant of a trade name, and fees charged by the secretary of state; and to provide a penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jerry Klein (Republican); 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).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2144
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43-55-03, section 43-55-09, subsection 8 of section 44-06.1-20, and sections 44-06.1-28, 47-25-04, 47-25-07, and 54-09-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to information required in applications for professional employer services licensure, confidential records maintained by the secretary of state, notification provided to and fees charged by a notary public, notification provided to the registrant of a trade name, and fees charged by the secretary of state; and to provide a penalty.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
- Sponsor: Jerry Klein (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (134 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Two state filing charges are removed: benefit, low. The law removes the secretary of state’s listed 50-cent-per-page fee for copies of laws, resolutions, records, and other filed documents. It also removes the $5 fee for filing a certificate of appointment of attorney. These changes remove those specific charges, not every possible records fee.
- Employer service firms submit fewer identifiers: benefit, low. Professional employer organizations applying for a North Dakota license no longer have to provide their taxpayer or employer identification number. This removes one application requirement. It does not change who qualifies for a license.
- Misleading business names face cancellation: benefit, low. The secretary of state can cancel a trade name registration when an important fact was misrepresented. Before cancellation, the office must give at least 30 days’ notice to the registrant and any possibly misrepresented parties. Notice goes to an address or electronic address on file.
- More state transactions carry $10 fees: cost, low. The secretary of state charges $10 for each transaction not otherwise provided for by law. This replaces narrower wording covering the filing of a paper. The charge can affect people and businesses using these services.
- Notary customers can face technology fees: cost, low. North Dakota notaries may charge an extra technology fee for acts under sections 44-06.1-13.1 or 44-06.1-18. The notary must have incurred technology costs to perform the act. The requester must agree in advance. The notary must explain that this charge is separate from the notarial act fee. The la…
- Employer service applications lose ID protections: cost, low. The law removes this chapter’s privacy protections for Social Security and federal tax ID numbers in professional employer organization applications. It also removes the requirement to hide those numbers before releasing an application. Audited financial reports and employers’ quarterly contributio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jerry Klein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Austen Schauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Warrey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Barta (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Roers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 2 | pass | 89 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 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 89 nays 2 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Committee Hearing 09:30 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee (House)
- 2025-01-31: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-01-30: Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Committee Hearing 09:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the Senate Industry and Business Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-03000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-01000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the Senate Industry and Business Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-03000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0648-01000.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2144-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).