Bills & Legislation

AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 30.1-28-07 and chapter 54-68 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an office of guardianship and conservatorship and the removal of a guardian; to amend and reenact section 30.1-29-15 and subsection 1 of section 50-24.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of a conservator and the recovery of medical assistance expenses; to repeal chapter 27-27 and section 54-68-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring and transition requirements; to provide a penalty; to provide for a report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 32-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to providing immunity to an employee of a 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, 211 information and referral helpline, and 911 system.

Kristin RoersRepublican

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to blackout number plates.

Kristin RoersRepublican

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota state university extension service, northern crops institute, upper great plains transportation institute, main research center, branch research centers, and agronomy seed farm; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.

Senate Appropriations

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 37-17.3-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state radio system and service fees.

Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-01.1-07, 25-02-01.1, and 25-02-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota state hospital.

Senate Human Services

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 20.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of supplemental feed for hunting; and to provide an expiration date.

Keith BoehmRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-73-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the fees for recording and rerecording livestock brands.

Dale PattenRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 49-17.1-02, 49-17.1-03, and 49-17.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to rail service assistance.

Senate Transportation

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 39-10-43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to railroad crossings.

Senate Transportation

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial commission and the agencies under its control; to create and enact a new section to chapter 6-09 and a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 38-08-04.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rail revolving loan fund and uses of the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 6-08.1-02 and sections 6-09-35, 6-09-46.2, 6-09.7-05, 6-09.14-04, and 49-17.1-02.1, subsection 1 of section 54-17-40, and subdivision a of subsection 4 of section 54-17.7-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, and section 15 of chapter 14 of the 2023 Session Laws, relating to confidential and exempt records of the Bank of North Dakota, the rebuilders loan program, loan guarantees through the strategic investment and improvements fund, interest rate buydown limits for the partnership in assisting community expansion fund, department of transportation review and approval of rail projects, uses of the housing incentive fund, North Dakota pipeline borrowing authority, and a salt cavern underground energy storage research project; to repeal section 3 of Senate Bill No. 2188, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly, relating to a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the clean sustainable energy fund; to provide a deficiency appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a report; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Senate Appropriations

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 7 and 8 of section 26.1-33.4-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to life settlement producer licenses and reporting requirements.

Senate Industry and Business

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-11, a new subsection to section 11-11-14, a new section to chapter 40-05, a new section to chapter 58-06, a new subsection to section 58-06-01, and a new section to chapter 61-16.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to floodplain management powers and ordinances for counties, cities, and townships; and to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 11-33-03, subsection 67 of section 40-05-01, subsection 2 of section 40-47-03, and sections 58-03-12 and 61-16.2-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county, city, and township floodplain management ordinances and to provide definitions.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for grants to organizations providing care for the elderly.

Mark F. WeberRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 50-24.4-29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to geropsychiatric facilities.

Senate Human Services

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-72-05 and subdivision f of subsection 2 of section 36-01-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of the premises identification program.

Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 62.1-01-01, section 62.1-02-05, subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 62.1-04-03, and section 62.1-04-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dangerous weapons, the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering, testing for a license to carry a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed, and producing a concealed carry license upon request; and to provide a penalty.

Pat D. HeinertRepublican

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 65-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to eligibility for a one-time premium credit for North Dakota national guard, armed forces, veterans, and a surviving spouse of a veteran; to amend and reenact section 65-04-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to decisions issued by electronic means; and to provide for application.

Senate Industry and Business

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 43-35-13, section 43-35-14, subsection 1 of section 43-35-17, and sections 43-35-21 and 43-35-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the operations of the board of water well contractors; and to repeal section 43-35-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the operations of the board of water well contractors.

Senate Workforce Development

AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 19-03.1-05, 19-03.1-09, and 19-03.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scheduling of controlled substances; and to declare an emergency.

Senate Judiciary

AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to repeal chapters 26.1-08 and 26.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the comprehensive health association of North Dakota; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to create and enact chapter 23-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the distressed ambulance service program; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 43-47-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duties and responsibilities of the board of counselor examiners.

Senate Industry and Business

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 26.1-36.7-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requirements for reinsurance association of North Dakota claims; and to declare an emergency.

Senate Industry and Business

AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to provide an appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota to administer a loan program; to provide for a transfer; to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural health loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for application; to provide a report; and to provide an effective date.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-51.1-07.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to municipal infrastructure fund reporting requirements.

Senate Finance and Taxation

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 23-27-04.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency medical services personnel training.

Todd BeardRepublican

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of career and technical education; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.

Senate Appropriations

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52-01, 54-52-02.1, 54-52-02.15, 54-52-06.3, 54-52-06.4, and 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan.

Todd PorterRepublican

AN ACT to create and enact a new paragraph to subdivision h of subsection 3 of section 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to disability retirement benefit eligibility.

Senate State and Local Government

AN ACT to provide for a transfer to the highway patrol troopers' retirement system fund.

Senate State and Local Government

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23-27-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to emergency medical services response requirements.

Todd BeardRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 50-11.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to early childhood services training for licensure; and to provide an effective date.

Todd BeardRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 6-01-01.1, 6-01-04, 6-01-10, 6-01-11, and 6-01-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the budget approval process and reports of the department of financial institutions; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a report; and to provide an expiration date.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 27-19.1-01 and 27-19.1-02, subsection 1 of section 27-19.1-03, subsection 1 of section 27-19.1-04, and sections 27-19.1-05 and 27-19.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Indian child welfare.

Jayme DavisDemocrat

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-01 and subdivision a of subsection 15 of section 57-02-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of agricultural property and the farm structure and improvements property tax exemption; and to provide an effective date.

Legislative Management

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-05-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the formation of irrigation districts.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-04.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal responsibility proceedings following a verdict or finding.

Senate Judiciary

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 29-06.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to tribal arrest warrants.

Senate Judiciary

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 12.1-32-06.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the commencement date of supervised probation if an alternative to incarceration is court ordered.

Senate Judiciary

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-59-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to information technology plans.

Senate State and Local Government

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-38-59 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to withholding from wages of employees; and to provide an effective date.

Senate Finance and Taxation

AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision xx of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 and section 54-11-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the state treasurer for individuals with access to federal tax information.

Senate State and Local Government

AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 4.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and to provide a penalty.

Craig HeadlandRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 39-32-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the exemption from the requirement to maintain a record of duty status for certain intrastate drivers; and to declare an emergency.

Senate Transportation

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-17.5-01, 54-17.5-02, 54-17.5-03, 54-17.5-04, and 54-17.5-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the appointments, operations, and powers of the lignite research council, the powers of the industrial commission, and public record exemptions.

Anna S. NovakRepublican

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 24-02-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to bid delays for construction contracts.

Senate Industry and Business

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53-06.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to securing approval for a gaming site authorization.

Jim GrueneichRepublican

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the potential uses of kratom and the implementation of regulations of kratom in the state.

Daniel JohnstonRepublican