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SB 2017 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of administrative hearings; and to authorize a line of credit.

SB 2017 allocates $3,029,082 in state funds to cover salaries, operating expenses, and 5 full-time positions for North Dakota's Office of Administrative Hearings during the 2025-2027 biennium. The bill provides specific funding levels for the office's operations without changing existing laws or regulations. It directly affects the Office of Administrative Hearings by ensuring its budget for the next two years. This is a routine funding measure, not a policy change.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $3M for Office of Administrative Hearings operations, a routine budgetary measure funding essential government functions per fiscal management standards.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers and awaiting gubernatorial approval. The substantive funding amounts, FTE allocations, and operational provisions remain unchanged from the earlier version, with only formatting and certification details updated to reflect final legislative action.
TECHNICAL

Removed page numbers and bill tracking identifiers (e.g., 25.0184.02000) and replaced them with official enrollment certification language, vote counts, and signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and Governor.

Added certification statement confirming the bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate Bill No. 2017, along with Senate and House vote tallies (Senate: 46 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent; House: 86 Yeas, 3 Nays, 5 Absent).

Changed header from 'FIRST ENGROSSMENT' to 'SENATE BILL NO. 2017 (Appropriations Committee)' and updated legislative session date to 'Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
41 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Apr 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16
legislature
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/16
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 86 nays 3
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 08:30
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 08:30
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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