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HB 1618 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of public instruction for tribal school infrastructure grants.

HB 1618 would have provided $1,387,256 in state funds to North Dakota's Department of Public Instruction to administer infrastructure grants for tribal elementary and secondary schools during the 2025-2027 biennium. To receive a grant, tribal schools would have needed to contribute $346,814 in matching funds for their projects. The bill failed to pass the legislature on February 10, 2025, with 4 votes in favor and 86 against.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $1.387M state funds for tribal school infrastructure grants, directly advancing public education funding within state budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds tribal K-12 school infrastructure grants through state appropriation, directly supporting educational facility improvements per bill's purpose.95% confidence
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2025

How they voted

4–84
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 92
Feb 10, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Nay 1
90% Nay
R Republican81
4 Yea 74 Nay 3
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 10, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (4-84-4)
house
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on consent calendar 14 0 0
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:30
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lisa Finley-DeVille
Lisa Finley-DeVille
DDemocratic
ND
4A