# North Dakota SB 2211: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 27-02.2-01, 27-02.2-02, 27-02.2-03, 27-02.2-04, 27-02.2-05, 27-02.2-06, 27-02.2-09, 27-02.2-10, and 27-02.2-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program. North Dakota SB 2211, AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 27-02.2-01, 27-02.2-02, 27-02.2-03, 27-02.2-04, 27-02.2-05, 27-02.2-06, 27-02.2-09, 27-02.2-10, and 27-02.2-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Bekkedahl (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). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2211-202501 - 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 2211 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 27-02.2-01, 27-02.2-02, 27-02.2-03, 27-02.2-04, 27-02.2-05, 27-02.2-06, 27-02.2-09, 27-02.2-10, and 27-02.2-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the attorney recruitment and retention program. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18 - Sponsor: Brad Bekkedahl (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (118 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Prior service aid blocks attorney payments: cost, high. 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 $… - Attorney payments require five years of service: mixed, high. 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 governmen… - Attorney shortages now determine county eligibility: mixed, low. 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 app… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brad Bekkedahl (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Zachary Ista (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Schneider (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Hogue (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Diane Larson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 17 | pass | 73 | 17 | | | 2025-02-07 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 | pass | 45 | 2 | | ## 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 73 nays 17 (House) - 2025-03-07: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 2 (House) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-07: Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Committee Hearing 09:45 (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0941-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0941-01000.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/25-0941-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0941-01000.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-SB2211-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).