All Roll Calls
Yes: 118 • No: 19
Sponsored By: Brad Bekkedahl (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Attorneys who previously participated in this recruitment and retention program cannot participate again. The bar also covers prior state or federal scholarships, loan repayment, or tuition reimbursement requiring attorney service in underserved areas. These attorneys cannot receive the program’s $45,000 incentive. This eligibility restriction does not itself require repayment of earlier aid.
Selected North Dakota-licensed attorneys get $45,000 in five annual payments of $9,000 for serving an approved community. They must meet Supreme Court requirements and practice full-time there for at least five consecutive years. No more than eight attorneys can participate at once. Local governments pay 35%: $15,750 total, or $3,150 yearly. Participating legal associations pay 15%: $6,750 total, or $1,350 yearly. The state covers 50%: $22,500 total, or $4,500 yearly, subject to legislative funding. After local payment is certified and association money arrives, the Court pays the remaining annual balance, subject to available funding. A dedicated state treasury fund receives program collections and provides ongoing spending authority for attorney payments. The Court approves and files service agreements; attorneys who breach them must repay all program money received. Failure to repay is grounds for professional discipline by the Court.
Counties qualify under the size rule when five or fewer licensed attorneys live there, replacing the former 16,000-resident limit. This allows some counties to qualify while excluding others. Municipalities qualify under their size rule with populations of 5,000 or fewer. Local governments must apply, agree to pay their required share, and receive North Dakota Supreme Court approval. The Court assesses local need and ability to support an attorney using demographics, local attorneys, and the district judge’s recommendation. It also considers economic development programs, nearby participating areas, and past participation. The Court maintains a list of assessed and selected areas and can reassess them as conditions change.
Brad Bekkedahl
Republican • Senate
Zachary Ista
Democratic • House
Lawrence R. Klemin
Republican • House
Mary Schneider
Democratic • House
David Hogue
Republican • Senate
Diane Larson
Republican • Senate
All Roll Calls
Yes: 118 • No: 19
House vote • 3/11/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 17
Yes: 73 • No: 17
Senate vote • 2/7/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2
Yes: 45 • No: 2
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
Signed by Governor 03/18
Sent to Governor
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Returned to Senate
Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 17
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 2
Committee Hearing 02:30
Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee
Received from Senate
Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
Committee Hearing 09:45
Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee
Enrollment
INTRODUCED
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 fund; to amend and reenact section 54-40.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions for regional planning councils; to provide an appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.
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, relating to the amount of statutory fees, speed limitations on multilane highways, variable speed limits, alteration of maximum speed limits on state highways, speed zone reduction limitations, and city fines and penalties; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide a penalty.
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 statutory fees for traffic offenses and a motor vehicle owner's responsibility regarding a driver who flees a peace officer; and to provide a penalty.
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 the financing of health and human services; to amend and reenact section 12.1-04-06, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-04, sections 25-03.1-03.1 and 25-03.1-04, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-08, section 25-03.1-10, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-11, subsection 1 of section 25-03.1-19, subsection 2 of section 25-03.1-26, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-08, subdivisions c and d of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-09, subsection 9 of section 43-12.1-04, subsection 6 of section 43-41-02, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 44-04-18.30, sections 50-06-01, 50-06-01.4, 50-06-01.7, 50-06-05.1, 50-06-05.2, 50-06-05.3, 50-06-05.4, 50-06-05.5, 50-06-06.2, 50-06-06.5, and 50-06-06.13, subsections 1 and 3 of section 50-06-15, sections 50-06-33 and 50-06-41.3, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42.1, and sections 50-06-46, 50-06.2-01, 50-06.2-02, 50-06.2-03, 50-06.3-02, and 50-06.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the department of health and human services, treatment hearing timelines, and membership of the cross-disability advisory council; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an expiration date.
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 subsection to section 15-62.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections 15-10-38.1, 15-10-38.2, 15-63-05, and 15.1-21-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.
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 appropriation to the department of career and technical education; to provide an appropriation to the state fair association; to provide a contingent appropriation; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to department of commerce grant reporting requirements; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 10-30.5-02, sections 54-60-09, 54-60-19, 54-60-28, 54-60-29, 54-60-29.1, and 54-60-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the purpose of the North Dakota development fund, duties and talent strategy of the division of workforce development, the uncrewed aircraft systems program, the uncrewed aircraft systems program fund, the beyond visual line of sight uncrewed aircraft system program, and changing the name of the office of legal immigration to the global talent office; to authorize a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for a transfer; to provide an application; to provide an exemption; and to provide for a legislative management report.