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R North Dakota Senate · District 3 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Bob Paulson

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Total votes
4,002
all sessions
Attendance
99%
57 missed
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
With party
88%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
7%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
235
bills & resolutions
Higher than 97% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
4,002 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
3,108
voted in favor
Nay
837
voted against
Absent
57
missed votes
Total cast
4,002
across all sessions
Crossed party
445
votes against own party
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SB 2297
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for capital projects of various state departments and institutions; to authorize the industrial commission to issue and sell evidences of indebtedness for capital projects; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
68–20
Apr 15, 2019
SB 2010
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the insurance commissioner; to create and enact section 26.1‑22‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to North Dakota reserve fund use of producers; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 26.1‑01‑07, section 26.1‑01‑09, subdivision c of subsection 8 of section 26.1‑04‑03, subsection 2 of section 26.1‑04‑06, sections 26.1‑21‑03, 26.1‑21‑17, 26.1‑22‑03, and 26.1‑23.1‑01, and subsection 2 of section 26.1‑25‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state fire and tornado fund, the state bonding fund, fees chargeable by the insurance commissioner, the salary of the insurance commissioner, insurance rebates, and government self-insurance pools; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a report; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a penalty; and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
55–33
Apr 15, 2019
SB 2016
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the adjutant general; to provide an appropriation to the state treasurer; to amend and reenact sections 37‑07.1‑03 and 37‑07.2‑01 and subsection 6 of section 57‑51.1‑07.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the national guard tuition waiver, national guard tuition grants, and the state share of oil and gas taxes deposited in the state disaster relief fund; to provide for a transfer; to provide for a report; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
75–13
Apr 15, 2019
SB 2034
AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 62.1‑02‑01, a new subsection to section 62.1‑02‑05, and a new subsection to section 62.1‑02‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the possession of firearms; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of the new section to chapter 62.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code as created by section 1 of House Bill No. 1332, as approved by the sixty‑sixth legislative assembly, relating to the carrying of a concealed firearm on school property by qualified individuals; to amend and reenact subsections 3 and 7 of section 62.1‑01‑01, subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑01.1, subsection 1 of section 62.1‑02‑05, subdivision l of subsection 2 of section 62.1‑02‑05, section 62.1‑02‑07, subdivision a of subsection 6 of section 62.1‑02‑13, and sections 62.1‑03‑01 and 62.1‑04‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the possession of firearms; and to provide a penalty.
Absent
Passed
82–6
Apr 15, 2019
SB 2009
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the agriculture commissioner; to provide for transfers; to create and enact a new section to chapter 60‑01, a new section to chapter 60‑02, and a new section to chapter 60‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of agriculture commissioner and records confidentiality for warehousemen and grain buyers; to amend and reenact sections 4.1‑01‑02 and 49‑02‑01, subsection 1 of section 60‑02‑01, sections 60‑02‑02, 60‑02‑03, 60‑02‑04, 60‑02‑05.1, 60‑02‑07, 60‑02‑07.2, 60‑02‑09, 60‑02‑09.1, 60‑02‑10.1, 60‑02‑11, 60‑02‑14, 60‑02‑17, 60‑02‑24, 60‑02‑27, 60‑02‑35.1, 60‑02‑38, 60‑02‑40, 60‑02‑41, 60‑02‑42, 60‑02.1‑01, 60‑02.1‑02, 60‑02.1‑03, 60‑02.1‑04, 60‑02.1‑06, 60‑02.1‑07, 60‑02.1‑07.1, 60‑02.1‑08, 60‑02.1‑09, 60‑02.1‑11, 60‑02.1‑16, 60‑02.1‑17, 60‑02.1‑19, 60‑02.1‑22, 60‑02.1‑26, 60‑02.1‑27, 60‑02.1‑29, 60‑02.1‑30, 60‑02.1‑32, 60‑02.1‑33, 60‑02.1‑34, 60‑02.1‑35, 60‑02.1‑36, 60‑02.1‑37, 60‑02.1‑38, and 60‑02.1‑39, subsection 1 of section 60‑04‑01, and sections 60‑04‑03, 60‑04‑03.1, 60‑04‑03.2, 60‑04‑03.3, 60‑04‑04, 60‑04‑05, 60‑04‑06, 60‑04‑07, 60‑04‑08, 60‑04‑09, 60‑04‑10, 60‑05‑01, 60‑05‑02, 60‑05‑03, 60‑05‑04, 60‑06‑05, 60‑06‑06.1, 60‑10‑01, 60‑10‑02, 60‑10‑03, 60‑10‑05, 60‑10‑07, 60‑10‑08, 60‑10‑09, 60‑10‑10, 60‑10‑11, 60‑10‑12, 60‑10‑14, and 60‑10‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the agriculture commissioner and moving the authority over grain, grain buyers, warehousing, deposits, and warehousemen from the public service commission to the agriculture commissioner; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide a penalty; and to provide a continuing appropriation.
Absent
Passed
74–14
Apr 15, 2019
SB 2013
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the state library, the school for the deaf, and the North Dakota vision services - school for the blind; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑02‑02, 15.1‑18‑10, and 15.1‑21‑02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the superintendent of public instruction, teaching licenses, and the North Dakota scholarship; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide exemptions; and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
76–14
Apr 12, 2019
SB 2003
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the attorney general; to amend and reenact sections 31‑01‑16, 53‑12.1‑09, and 54‑12‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prosecution witness fees, transfers from the lottery operating fund to the multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund, and the salary of the attorney general; to provide an exemption; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a report.
Yea
Passed
80–9
Apr 12, 2019
SB 2002
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the office of the secretary of state and public printing; to amend and reenact sections 54‑09‑05, 54‑09‑08, and 54‑09‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the secretary of state, the general services operating fund, and fees charged by the secretary of state; to authorize a line item transfer during the 2017‑19 biennium; to provide a report to the legislative assembly; to provide exemptions; and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
84–6
Apr 12, 2019
SB 2293
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 20.1‑02, a new section to chapter 20.1‑03, and a new section to chapter 20.1‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of the aquatic nuisance species program fund and surcharges for fishing, combination, and waterfowl licenses and requiring aquatic nuisance species fees for motorboats; to amend and reenact sections 20.1‑02‑16.1 and 20.1‑03‑12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the investment of the state game and fish fund and aquatic nuisance species fees for motorboats; to provide a penalty; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
71–20
Apr 12, 2019
SB 2020
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state water commission; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 61‑02‑78 and section 61‑02‑79 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the infrastructure revolving loan fund and the authorization of a Bank of North Dakota line of credit; to provide for Red River valley water supply requirements; to provide an exemption; to provide for a report to the legislative management; to provide conditions on appropriations; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide for a pilot project.
Yea
Passed
84–8
Apr 12, 2019
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