SB 2389 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding child care infrastructure.

SB 2389 would direct North Dakota's legislative management to study the state's child care infrastructure during the 2025-26 interim. The study would examine child care availability, affordability, public funding (including reimbursement rates and grant programs), and licensing processes across all counties. It aims to identify strengths, challenges, and policy improvements to inform future legislation. The bill failed to pass in February 2025, so no study has been conducted.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

441
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Feb 17, 2025
D Democratic5
3 Yea 2 Nay
60% Yea
R Republican42
1 Yea 39 Nay 2
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (4-41-2)
senate
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 0 1
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:15
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors