# North Dakota SCR 4008: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 1 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to term limits for members of the legislative assembly; to repeal section 4 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to prohibiting the legislative assembly from proposing certain amendments to article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, and to provide for an application.

North Dakota SCR 4008, A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 1 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to term limits for members of the legislative assembly; to repeal section 4 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to prohibiting the legislative assembly from proposing certain amendments to article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, and to provide for an application., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael Dwyer (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-08 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SCR 4008
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 1 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to term limits for members of the legislative assembly; to repeal section 4 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to prohibiting the legislative assembly from proposing certain amendments to article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, and to provide for an application.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
- Sponsor: Michael Dwyer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (123 yes, 105 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lawmakers can propose term limit changes: benefit, low. The law removes the ban that stopped the Legislative Assembly from proposing changes to Article XV on term limits. Lawmakers can now propose term limit amendments under the regular constitutional process.
- Four-term cap for state legislators: cost, medium. A person cannot serve more than four full four-year terms in the Legislative Assembly. Only full four-year terms count; any term under four years does not count. Time in the House and the Senate adds together toward this limit. The limit applies to people elected after January 1, 2023.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Dwyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Second reading, adopted yeas 53 nays 39 | pass | 53 | 39 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Second reading, failed, lacks constitutional majority yeas 46 nays 43 | pass | 46 | 43 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Second reading, adopted yeas 24 nays 23 | pass | 24 | 23 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-08: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-03: Returned to Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Second reading, adopted yeas 53 nays 39 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reconsidered (House)
- 2025-04-01: Second reading, failed, lacks constitutional majority yeas 46 nays 43 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 8 5 1 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-03-18: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading, adopted yeas 24 nays 23 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Hearing 09:30 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the Senate State and Local Government Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-03000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-02000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-01000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the Senate State and Local Government Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-03000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-02000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-3066-01000.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-SCR4008-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).