# North Dakota SCR 4007: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.

North Dakota SCR 4007, A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Hogue (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-29 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SCR 4007
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29
- Sponsor: David Hogue (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (171 yes, 62 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- One-subject rule for state constitutional amendments: mixed, low. The law limits every state constitutional amendment to one subject. For citizen initiatives, the Secretary of State checks this. The Secretary does not approve a petition for circulation if it has more than one subject. Petitions must have signatures from electors equal to 4% of the state's residen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Hogue (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lefor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robin Weisz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dick Dever (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jerry Klein (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Second reading, adopted yeas 57 nays 36 | pass | 57 | 36 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Second reading, adopted as amended yeas 68 nays 25 | pass | 68 | 25 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Second reading, adopted yeas 46 nays 1 | pass | 46 | 1 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-29: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Second reading, adopted yeas 57 nays 36 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee report adopted (House)
- 2025-04-21: Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee report adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject) (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Appoint Rep. Bahl to replace Rep. T. Brown on conference committee (House)
- 2025-04-15: Conference committee appointed Rohr Steiner T. Brown (House)
- 2025-04-11: Conference committee appointed Roers Lee Braunberger (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Refused to concur (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Second reading, adopted as amended yeas 68 nays 25 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House)
- 2025-03-14: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0 (House)
- 2025-03-14: Committee Hearing 08:30 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-24: Second reading, adopted yeas 46 nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Hearing 09:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-01000.pdf)
- SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4007 with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-02000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-01000.pdf)
- [SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4007 with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3051-02000.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SCR4007-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).