All Roll Calls
Yes: 131 • No: 6
Sponsored By: Brad Bekkedahl (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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The rule applies retroactively to December 14, 2024, for qualifying retirees returning to the same participating employer. They must have qualified for normal retirement and accepted a retirement benefit. An elected state official must appoint them to an unclassified state job. They cannot participate in the retirement plan or retiree health program, but can keep retirement status. This treatment lasts for the elected official’s term until a successor is appointed.
Eligible workers at participating North Dakota government employers must join the Public Employees Retirement System within their first month of employment. Workers missed earlier must enroll immediately after notice of eligibility. They can waive the earlier participation period in writing to avoid contributions for that past service. When a political subdivision joins, eligible workers must state in writing whether they agree to participate. The law took effect immediately upon enactment and applies retroactively to December 14, 2024.
The rule applies retroactively to December 14, 2024, for retirees taking jobs with a different participating government employer. They must have qualified for normal retirement and accepted a retirement benefit. Before re-enrollment within their first month, they can permanently waive future retirement plan and retiree health program participation. This choice lets them keep retirement status. Neither the worker nor the employer owes future retirement-system contributions for that worker after the waiver.
Brad Bekkedahl
Republican • Senate
Clayton Fegley
Republican • House
Mike Lefor
Republican • House
Austen Schauer
Republican • House
Josh Boschee
Democratic • Senate
Kristin Roers
Republican • Senate
All Roll Calls
Yes: 131 • No: 6
House vote • 3/11/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 6, Emergency clause carried
Yes: 85 • No: 6
Senate vote • 2/4/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
Yes: 46 • No: 0
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 85 nays 6, Emergency clause carried
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 1 1
Committee Hearing 09:15
Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Received from Senate
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
Committee Hearing 09:00
Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred State and Local Government Committee
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Bekkedahl
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.