AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 44-04-18.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidential records related to a justice of the United States, federal judge, or magistrate judge.
HB 1499 amends North Dakota law to make certain records confidential for specific federal judicial officers. This bill directly affects justices of the United States, federal judges, and magistrate judges by protecting their personal information. It modifies an existing section of the North Dakota Century Code related to confidential records to include these federal judicial roles.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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This bill updates the North Dakota Century Code to clarify and expand confidentiality protections for personal information of judicial officers, law enforcement personnel, and correctional employees. The changes ensure that telephone numbers and home addresses of these individuals remain confidential, with specific restrictions on when personnel records can be shared with inmates. The formatting and legislative metadata were also updated to reflect the current session.
Scope change
The scope of confidentiality protections was slightly expanded by explicitly listing additional protected personnel categories and clarifying disclosure restrictions for correctional facility employees.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the list of protected personnel to include 'supreme court justice' and 'judicial referee' alongside existing categories like prosecutors and federal judges.
Clarified that personnel records of law enforcement officers and correctional employees cannot be disclosed to inmates unless authorized by the employing agency.
TECHNICAL
Removed old page numbering and bill formatting artifacts, replacing them with current legislative session headers and certification language.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 11, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican42
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16
legislature
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/16
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:00
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 5
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 4 0
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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