# North Dakota SB 2225: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for a housing for opportunity, mobility, and empowerment program; to provide for a legislative management report; and to declare an emergency.

North Dakota SB 2225, A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for a housing for opportunity, mobility, and empowerment program; to provide for a legislative management report; and to declare an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Bekkedahl (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-02 (Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 26) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2225
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for a housing for opportunity, mobility, and empowerment program; to provide for a legislative management report; and to declare an emergency.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 26
- Sponsor: Brad Bekkedahl (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (157 yes, 74 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Bekkedahl (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Nathe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jon O. Nelson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Emily O'Brien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Meyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Terry M. Wanzek (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 26 | fail | 20 | 26 |   |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 11, Emergency clause carried | pass | 35 | 11 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 28 | pass | 65 | 28 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 37 nays 9, Emergency clause carried | pass | 37 | 9 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-02: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 26 (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Conference committee report rejected (House)
- 2025-05-01: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-05-01: Second reading, passed, yeas 35 nays 11, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Conference committee appointed Louser B. Anderson Motschenbacher (House)
- 2025-04-28: Appoint Sen. Sickler to replace Sen. Erbele on conference committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee appointed Erbele Dwyer Wanzek (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Refused to concur (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Emergency clause carried (House)
- 2025-04-21: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 28 (House)
- 2025-04-18: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-04-17: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Rereferred to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-31: Amendment adopted (House)
- 2025-03-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 0 3 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Hearing 10:00 (House)
- 2025-02-24: Rereferred to Political Subdivisions (House)
- 2025-02-24: Request return from committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-04: Second reading, passed, yeas 37 nays 9, Emergency clause carried (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Laid over one legislative day (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 3 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Committee Hearing 02:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Appropriations Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Political Subdivisions Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02002m.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-05000.pdf), [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-06000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-04000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-01000.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02007m.pdf), [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02009m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Vigesaa: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02005m.pdf)
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-01002m.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Political Subdivisions Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02002m.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-05000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-06000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-04000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-01000.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02007m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02009m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Vigesaa (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-02005m.pdf)
- [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-1186-01002m.pdf)

## Related
- [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 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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2225-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).