# North Dakota SB 2233: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 32-12.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice requirements for claims against the state. North Dakota SB 2233, AN ACT to amend and reenact section 32-12.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice requirements for claims against the state., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Sickler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03) (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2233-202501 - 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 2233 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 32-12.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice requirements for claims against the state. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-04-04, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 - Sponsor: Jonathan Sickler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No notice deadline for sexual abuse claims: benefit, medium. The law removes the notice deadline for certain claims against North Dakota or a state employee. This covers sexual assault, sexual abuse, gross sexual imposition, and other claims based on sexual acts or contact defined in Chapter 12.1-20. This waiver concerns the claim notice deadline, not all de… - One-year notice window for serious injury claims: benefit, low. Serious-injury claims against North Dakota or a state employee have a one-year notice window, instead of the general 180 days. The clock starts when you discover the injury or reasonably should have discovered it. You must send written notice to the director of the Office of Management and Budget.… - Families lose separate death-claim notice window: cost, medium. The law removes the separate one-year notice allowance for claims involving an injury that results in death. Personal representatives, surviving spouses, and next of kin no longer have that special allowance. The general notice rules and any applicable exceptions govern instead. - Rules for filing and settling state claims: cost, low. For claims against North Dakota or a state employee, written notice generally must reach the state budget director within 180 days. The clock starts when you discover the injury or reasonably should have discovered it, subject to the exceptions described above. Time when you are incapacitated does… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jonathan Sickler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Vetter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Claire Cory (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Diane Larson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-26 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 | pass | 88 | 3 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-04: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03 (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor 04/02 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-27: Returned to Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3 (House) - 2025-03-21: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 0 3 (House) - 2025-03-06: Committee Hearing 03:00 (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-01-31: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-30: Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Committee Hearing 02:30 (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0887-03000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0887-02000.pdf) ## Related bills - 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 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) - 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/25-0887-03000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0887-02000.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) - [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-SB2233-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).