North Dakota Bills | MyRepTracker

passed both · North Dakota · House Mar 27, 2025

HB 1430: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of social workers.

HB 1430 would amend North Dakota's social work regulations to allow licensed social workers to offer counseling aligned with heterosexuality or a client's biological sex without violating ethics rules. It directly affects licensed social workers in North Dakota who provide counseling to individuals questioning their sexuality or gender identity. The bill requires social workers to disclose the nature of such treatment and obtain written consent from the client or their parent/guardian before proceeding. This legislation, which failed to pass in March 2025, focuses on defining ethical boundaries for specific counseling approaches under professional regulation.

Topics ✗ Healthcare

passed · North Dakota · House Mar 26, 2025

HB 1389: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 11-11-55.1, 40-22-01.3, and 57-15-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to infrastructure fees levied by cities and counties, and the exemption of infrastructure fees from levy limitations.

This bill exempts infrastructure fees collected by North Dakota cities and counties from local tax spending limits. It ensures fees for projects like roads, sewers, or utilities won't count toward the maximum taxes a city or county can levy under state law. The law applies to fees defined in specific sections of the North Dakota Century Code (including sections 11-11-55.1 and 40-22-01.3). This change directly affects how local governments fund infrastructure projects without triggering budget restrictions.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Transportation

passed · North Dakota · Senate Mar 26, 2025

SB 2199: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 20.1-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to disabled veteran deer hunting licenses.

SB 2199 would create a new rule in North Dakota law allowing disabled veterans with a 100% service-connected disability (verified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs) to receive a deer hunting license automatically. The bill directly affects qualifying disabled veterans by removing them from the standard lottery system for deer licenses. Under this proposed change, these veterans would be entitled to a license without competing in the annual drawing, streamlining access to hunting opportunities. This is a specific policy change to license eligibility, not a broader hunting regulation.

Topics ✓ Veterans

passed · North Dakota · Senate Mar 26, 2025

SCR 4019: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying reading and mathematics proficiency rates among students in the state with disabilities and the effectiveness of current educational policies, programs, and resource allocations in addressing any disparities.

SCR 4019 is a concurrent resolution directing North Dakota's Legislative Management to study reading and math proficiency rates among students with disabilities and evaluate current educational policies, programs, and funding. It requires examining systemic barriers like insufficient special education funding, teacher shortages, and rural-urban disparities, while gathering input from parents, educators, and advocacy groups. The study must analyze performance data, identify gaps in policy effectiveness, and review successful models from other states. Its goal is to produce recommendations for reducing achievement disparities and improving resource allocation, with findings to be reported to the next legislative session. This resolution does not change existing laws but initiates a review to inform future policy decisions.

passed · North Dakota · House Mar 25, 2025

HB 1388: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsections 1 and 7 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to income tax rates for individuals, estates, and trusts and the marriage penalty credit; to repeal section 57-38-01.28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the marriage penalty credit; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to income tax rates for individuals, estates, and trusts and the marriage penalty credit; to repeal section 57‑38‑01.28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the marriage penalty credit; and to provide an effective date.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes

passed · North Dakota · Senate Mar 25, 2025

SB 2089: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1-02-31 and subsection 6 of section 26.1-03-19.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to confidentiality of insurance department records.

SB 2089 would have amended two sections of North Dakota's insurance code to change confidentiality rules for insurance department records. It aimed to modify how sensitive information held by the insurance department is protected or shared, directly affecting insurance regulators and the entities reporting to them. The bill failed to pass in the legislature on March 25, 2025, with only 2 "yeas" out of 91 votes. (No specific policy changes were enacted as the bill did not become law.)

passed · North Dakota · House Mar 25, 2025

HB 1496: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 47-16-13.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to landlord obligations owed to a tenant.

HB 1496 amends North Dakota law to clarify landlords' responsibilities for maintaining rental properties. It requires landlords to comply with health/safety building codes, make necessary repairs, keep common areas clean, maintain essential systems (like plumbing and heating), and provide running water and reasonable heat (68°F Oct-April, seasonally appropriate May-Sept). The bill allows written agreements between landlords and tenants of single-family homes for tenants to handle specific tasks (like waste removal), but only with good faith and separate written terms. It explicitly states landlords cannot make such agreements a condition for rental obligations. This directly affects landlords and tenants in North Dakota residential rentals.

Topics ✓ Housing

passed · North Dakota · Senate Mar 25, 2025

SB 2317: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-40.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revocation of a transfer of township zoning authority.

This bill (SB 2317) allows townships in North Dakota that previously transferred their zoning authority to counties to regain that authority under specific conditions. It directly affects townships that had unilaterally given up zoning control to county governments. To reacquire zoning authority, a township must pass a resolution supporting the return, hold a majority vote by qualified electors in an election, adopt a new zoning ordinance, and appoint a zoning administrator. If these steps are completed, the county must accept the township's reacquisition of zoning authority. The bill proposed a formal process for townships to reclaim zoning control they had previously delegated to county governments.

passed · North Dakota · House Mar 25, 2025

HB 1458: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding limiting the release of self-spreading viruses and bacteria.

HB 1458 would have required North Dakota's legislative management to conduct a study on limiting the development and release of self-spreading viruses and bacteria. The study would have examined who is involved in such work, health impacts and data on adverse effects, potential enforcement measures, and possible exceptions. It was not a law but a procedural request for analysis, intended to inform future legislation. The bill failed to pass in the March 2025 legislative session (16 yeas, 29 nays) and remains inactive. No policy changes were enacted.

passed · North Dakota · House Mar 24, 2025

HB 1161: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funding for newly created full-time equivalent positions at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education.

HB 1161 creates a state-funded pool to cover salaries for vacant full-time staff positions at North Dakota's public colleges and universities. Institutions must transfer unused funding for vacant positions (as of December 1 of the prior even year) to a central pool annually. Institutions can then request allocations from this pool to fill vacancies or hire temporary staff, but only if they prove no other federal or external funds are available. The bill requires the state board to report on vacancy rates, fund usage, and savings from unfilled positions.

passed both · North Dakota · House Mar 24, 2025

HB 1568: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 54 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of the North Dakota Ireland trade commission; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to the creation of the North Dakota Ireland trade commission; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an expiration date.

passed · North Dakota · Senate Mar 21, 2025

SB 2195: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 19-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requirements for selling aerosol dusters containing difluoroethane; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19-03.1-22.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the classification of difluoroethane as a volatile chemical; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to requirements for selling aerosol dusters containing difluoroethane; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19‑03.1‑22.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the classification of difluoroethane as a volatile chemical; and to provide a penalty.