Rep. Karen Karls

Maddy summarySB 2164 amends North Dakota law to clarify when financial institutions may share customer information with the North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project. It specifically permits disclosure to this project for investigating abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of individuals with disabilities under Chapter 25-01.3, while making clear financial institutions are not required to investigate or report such issues. The bill ensures any disclosure remains limited to what's necessary for the investigation and adheres to existing confidentiality rules.

Maddy summaryHB 1399 amends North Dakota law to set witness compensation at $25 per day for civil or criminal court appearances (excluding municipal court) and requires mileage reimbursement at the same rate paid to state employees. It limits criminal case witness expenses to $30,000 per county every two years, with the attorney general covering prosecution witnesses and the legal aid commission covering indigent defense witnesses. Prisoners cannot be paid as witnesses under this bill. The law also allows counties exceeding the funding cap to share unused funds with other counties, subject to attorney general approval.

Maddy summaryThis concurrent resolution (SCR 4010) urges the NCAA to revoke its policy allowing transgender student-athletes to compete on women's sports teams. It argues the policy discriminates against biological females in collegiate women's sports and conflicts with Title IX's requirement to protect sex-based athletic opportunities. The resolution specifically calls for the NCAA to enforce a policy restricting women's sports to athletes whose biological sex is female, requiring member institutions to comply. It was introduced in North Dakota's legislature but withdrawn before further action.

Relating to the definitions of alcoholic beverage establishment and manufacturer, approval for a gaming site authorization and licensure, the maximum number of gaming sites allowed, the maximum number of pull tab devices allowed at a site, gaming licenses for alcoholic beverage establishments, electronic fifty-fifty raffles, rent limits for electronic pull tab devices, and the imposition of monetary fines for violations by third-party businesses; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Relating to accumulator adjustment programs.

Relating to a property tax exemption for property of churches; to provide for application; and to provide a retroactive effective date.

Relating to preferred pronoun discriminatory practices and school policies on expressed gender.

Relating to a public employees retirement system retirement plan for peace officers; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Relating to the transferability, revocation, and suspension of licenses for a mobile home park, small claims court jurisdiction, and required disclosures to tenants residing in a mobile home park; and to provide a penalty.