All Roll Calls
Yes: 176 • No: 4
North DakotaSB 23852025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 23 and a new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to receivers for mobile home parks and a defense to an eviction from a mobile home; to amend and reenact sections 23-10-03, 23-10-04, 23-10-06, 23-10-06.2, 23-10-12, and 47-10-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure and regulation of mobile home parks; and to provide a penalty.
Sponsored By: Bob Paulson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Court managers can keep troubled parks running
After revoking a mobile home park’s license, North Dakota’s health department can ask a court to appoint a receiver. The court must find repeated or serious violations, or a serious health or safety threat from an existing condition. The commissioner serves as receiver but can name a qualified person or nonprofit not employed by state or local government. The receiver uses park income and assets to keep it running and fix violations, but cannot liquidate assets. Receivership ends when violations are fixed and the license restored, a new license is issued, or operations stop and residents obtain suitable housing elsewhere. The receiver must give the court a full accounting and distribute leftover money as the court directs.
New approval rules for parks and campgrounds
Mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground applicants must provide a site address and proof of local zoning approval. Applications must describe water service and its fees or metering, plus sewer and garbage plans. The health department can approve an application without an inspection, but must be satisfied the facility will not endanger health or safety. It can inspect after applications, for complaints or state-law violations, and on its own routine schedule. The law removes the ban on licensing a facility solely because it interferes with private development already being pursued.
Park license fees and waivers change
The health department can set yearly park and campground license and inspection fees based on plan reviews, inspections, follow-up, and enforcement costs. The law removes express authority to prorate yearly license fees for new facilities. It removes a separate application-fee enclosure requirement, but another required-fee provision remains; no fee amounts are stated. State- or local-government-owned facilities receive license-fee and department-inspection waivers. Facilities covered by department-approved local sanitation, safety, and inspection requirements receive full or partial license-fee waivers.
Park operators face deadlines and unlicensed-operation fines
New mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground owners must get a license within 30 days after sale. Transfer is free if they apply in writing within 30 days and certify operation will comply with the law. Unlicensed operation remains an infraction; the health department can also impose $100 per day, capped at $10,000, for its general operating fund. Before suspending or revoking a license for violations, the department must give written reasons and 30 days to correct them. It can allow more time when the operator shows a good-faith effort to comply.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Bob Paulson
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Karen Karls
Republican • House
Scott Louser
Republican • House
Dick Dever
Republican • Senate
Judy Lee
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/16/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 4/9/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 4
Yes: 84 • No: 4
Senate vote • 2/17/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0
Yes: 45 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23
4/24/2025HouseSigned by Governor 04/22
4/23/2025SenateSent to Governor
4/21/2025SenateSigned by President
4/21/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
4/21/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
4/16/2025SenateConcurred
4/16/2025SenateReturned to Senate (12)
4/9/2025SenateSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 4
4/9/2025HouseAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
4/7/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 3 4
4/4/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 03:00
3/18/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee
2/21/2025HouseReceived from Senate
2/18/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0
2/17/2025SenateAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
2/14/2025SenateReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0
2/13/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 09:30
2/4/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee
1/27/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrollment
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments
INTRODUCED
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Kasper
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Paulson
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 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.