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                        IntroducedJan 07, 2025
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                        Passed SenateFeb 20, 2025
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                        Passed HouseApr 15, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 17, 2025
                    
                    
                    AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to amend and reenact sections 48-08-04, 54-03-10, 54-03-20, and 54-35-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to use of legislative rooms and halls and legislative compensation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations.
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • Jun 11, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
                        
                        
                        
            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 2001
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
                - Senate Appropriationsprimary
Votes
                        YES: 62
                                                
                                        - Anderson, B.
- Anderson, D.
- Bahl
- Beltz
- Berg
- Bosch
- Brandenburg
- Brown, C.
- Conmy
- Davis
- Dobervich
- Dockter
- Fegley
- Finley-DeVille
- Fisher
- Foss
- Grindberg
- Grueneich
- Hager
- Hagert
- Hanson
- Hatlestad
- Hauck
- Headland
- Heinert
- Ista
- Jonas
- Karls
- Kasper
- Kempenich
- Kiefert
- Klemin
- Lefor
- Longmuir
- Louser
- Martinson
- McLeod
- Meier
- Mitskog
- Monson
- Murphy
- Nathe
- Nelson
- Novak
- O'Brien
- Olson, J.
- Ostlie
- Porter
- Pyle
- Richter
- Rios
- Satrom
- Schatz
- Schauer
- Schneider
- Schreiber-Beck
- Stemen
- Tveit
- Vigesaa
- Wagner
- Warrey
- Weisz
NO: 29
                                            OTHER: 0
YES: 45
                                                
                                        - Axtman
- Barta
- Beard
- Bekkedahl
- Boehm
- Boschee
- Braunberger
- Burckhard
- Castaneda
- Clemens
- Conley
- Cory
- Davison
- Dever
- Dwyer
- Enget
- Erbele
- Gerhardt
- Hogan
- Hogue
- Kessel
- Klein
- Larson
- Lee
- Lemm
- Luick
- Marcellais
- Mathern
- Meyer
- Myrdal
- Patten
- Paulson
- Powers
- Roers
- Rummel
- Schaible
- Sickler
- Sorvaag
- Thomas
- Van Oosting
- Walen
- Wanzek
- Weber
- Weston
- Wobbema
OTHER: 0
Actions
            - Jun 11, 2025 | executive- Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
 
- May 17, 2025 | Senate- Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19
 
- Apr 29, 2025 | Senate- Signed by President
- Sent to Governor
 
- Apr 28, 2025 | House- Signed by Speaker
 
- Apr 24, 2025 | House- Conference committee report adopted
 
- Apr 22, 2025 | House- Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accept)
 
- Apr 22, 2025 | Senate- Conference Committee, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/22 11:00 AM, Room Red River - Senators Sickler (R) (Chair); Dwyer (R); Wanzek (R); Representatives Meier (R); Kempenich (R); Pyle (R);
- Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accept)
- Conference committee report adopted
- Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2
 
- Apr 21, 2025 | House- Conference committee appointed Meier Kempenich Pyle
 
- Apr 17, 2025 | Senate- Refused to concur
- Conference committee appointed Sickler Dwyer Wanzek
 
- Apr 15, 2025 | Senate- Returned to Senate (12)
 
- Apr 15, 2025 | House- Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 62 nays 29
- Emergency clause failed
 
- Apr 14, 2025 | House- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
 
- Apr 11, 2025 | House- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 22 0 1
 
- Apr 10, 2025 | House- Committee Work, House Appropriations, 04/10 11:08 AM, Room Roughrider - Committee Work: Relating to legislative compensation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Apr 08, 2025 | House- Committee Work, House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/08 2:30 PM, Room Brynhild Haugland - Committee Work: Committee Work: Relating to legislative compensation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study
 
- Apr 02, 2025 | House- Committee Work, House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/02 2:30 PM, Room Brynhild Haugland - Committee Work: Relating to the ND Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
 
- Mar 26, 2025 | House- Bill Hearing, House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/26 2:30 PM, Room Brynhild Haugland - Committee Work: Relating to Legislative Compensation
- Committee Hearing 02:30 (Appropriations - Government Operations Division)
 
- Mar 19, 2025 | House- Bill Hearing, House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/19 3:30 PM, Room Brynhild Haugland - Relating to the Legislative Assembly
- Committee Hearing 03:30 (Appropriations - Government Operations Division)
 
- Mar 06, 2025 | House- Bill Hearing, House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/06 8:30 AM, Room Brynhild Haugland - Relating to legislative compensation; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations
- Committee Hearing 08:30 (Appropriations - Government Operations Division)
 
- Feb 25, 2025 | House- Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred to Appropriations
 
- Feb 21, 2025 | House- Received from Senate
 
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate- Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3, Emergency clause carried
 
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
 
- Feb 14, 2025 | Senate- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 1 1
 
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations, 02/13 2:00 PM, Room Harvest - Committee Work: SB 2001 - A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/12 9:00 AM, Room Red River - Committee Work: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/11 3:30 PM, Room Red River - Committee Work: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/07 8:30 AM, Room Red River - Committee Work: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/04 8:30 AM, Room Red River - Committee Work: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate- Committee Work, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 01/28 2:00 PM, Room Red River - Committee Work: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
 
- Jan 20, 2025 | Senate- Bill Hearing, Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 01/20 9:00 AM, Room Red River - to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the legislative branch of state government; to provide for application, transfer, and cancellation of unexpended appropriations; and to declare an emergency.
- Committee Hearing 09:00 (Appropriations - Government Operations Division)
 
- Jan 07, 2025 | Senate- Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred to Appropriations
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - INTRODUCEDPDF
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division CommitteePDF
- FIRST ENGROSSMENTPDF
- Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division CommitteePDF
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House AmendmentsPDF
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House AmendmentsPDF
- Prepared by the Legislative staff for House ChamberPDF
- EnrollmentPDF
Documents
        
            - Statement of Purpose for Amendment (Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee)PDF
- Statement of Purpose for Amendment (Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee)PDF
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 01/20 09:01 AM (SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 01/28 02:52 PM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/04 08:37 AM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/04 08:38 AM (John Bjornson - Director - Legislative Council - Testified - #30037)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/04 08:38 AM (John Bjornson - Additional Testimony - #34499)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/07 08:34 AM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/07 09:28 AM (Roll Call Vote on Amendment LC# .01001 - Motion Passed - 5-0-0)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/07 09:29 AM (Recess)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/07 09:48 AM (Reconvened)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/11 04:06 PM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/12 08:41 AM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/12 08:57 AM (Roll Call Vote on Amendment - Motion Passed - 5-0-0)
- Video - Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/12 08:58 AM (Roll Call Vote on Do Pass as Amended - Motion Passed - 5-0-0)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 02/13 02:33 PM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 02/13 02:33 PM (Senator Sickler Introduced SB 2001 and Amendment 25.0168.01002 - #38014)
- Video - Senate Appropriations, 02/13 03:20 PM (Senator Sickler Moved Do Pass SB 2001 as Amended)
- Video - Senate, 02/18 01:32 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - SB2001 - Appropriations - Do Pass)
- Video - Senate, 02/18 01:32 PM (Senator Sickler)
- Video - Senate, 02/20 01:54 PM (11th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2001 - Appropriations - Do Pass)
- Video - Senate, 02/20 01:54 PM (Senator Sickler)
- Video - Senate, 02/20 01:55 PM (Senator Magrum)
- Video - Senate, 02/20 01:57 PM (11th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2001 - Appropriations - Do Pass - Votes Required 32: PASSED - Yea 44 Nay 3 N/V 0 Exc 0)
- Video - House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/06 08:31 AM (SB 2001)
- Video - House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/19 03:36 PM (SB 2001)
- Video - House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/26 02:53 PM (SB 2001)
- Video - House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/02 03:06 PM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/08 03:32 PM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - House Appropriations, 04/10 11:06 AM (Committee Work - SB 2001)
- Video - House Appropriations, 04/10 11:09 AM (m)
- Video - House Appropriations, 04/10 11:10 AM (Roll Call Vote on Amendment - Motion Passed - 22-0-1)
- Video - House Appropriations, 04/10 11:27 AM (Roll Call Vote on Do Pass as Amended - Motion Passed - 22-0-1)
- Video - House Appropriations, 04/10 11:39 AM (Adjourned)
- Video - House, 04/15 12:52 PM (14th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2001 - Appropriations - Do Pass)
- Video - House, 04/15 12:54 PM (Representative Meier)
- Video - House, 04/15 12:59 PM (14th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2001 - Appropriations - Do Pass - Votes Required 48: PASSED - Yea 62 Nay 29 N/V 3 Exc 0)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/22 11:00 AM (Members of Conference Committee on SB 2001)
- Video - Conference Committee, 04/22 11:04 AM (SB 2001)
- Video - Senate, 04/22 02:09 PM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - SB2001 - Appropriations - Accept Amendment)
- Video - Senate, 04/22 02:09 PM (Senator Sickler)
- Video - Senate, 04/22 02:10 PM (11th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2001 - Appropriations - Accept Amendment)
- Video - Senate, 04/22 02:11 PM (Senator Sickler)
- Video - Senate, 04/22 02:11 PM (11th Order - Final Passage Senate Measures - SB2001 - Appropriations - Accept Amendment - Votes Required 24: PASSED - Yea 45 Nay 2 N/V 0 Exc 0)
- Video - House, 04/24 01:35 PM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - SB2001 - Appropriations - Accept Amendment)
- Video - House, 04/24 01:35 PM (Representative Meier)
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, Legislative Council (Director), Bismarck, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 01/20 09:00 AM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, ND Legislative Council (Senior Fiscal Analyst), Bismarck, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 01/28 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Levi Kinnischtzke, Legislative Council, ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/19 03:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, ND Legislative Council (Director), Bismarck, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/04 08:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- David Hogue, Senate (Senate Majority Leader), Minot, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/07 08:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, ND Legislative Council (Senior Fiscal Analyst), Bismarck, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/11 03:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, ND Legislative Council (Senior Fiscal Analyst), Bismarck, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/11 03:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, ND Legislative Council (Senior Fiscal Analyst), Bismarck, ND (Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 02/11 03:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Senator Sickler, State of ND, ND (Senate Appropriations, 02/13 02:00 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, Legislative Council (Director), Bismarck, ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/06 08:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, ND Legislative Council (Director), ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/26 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, ND Legislative Council (Director), ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/26 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, ND Legislative Council (Director), ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/26 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- John Bjornson, ND Legislative Council (Director), ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 03/26 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, Legislative Council, ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/08 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, Legislative Council, ND (House Appropriations - Government Operations Division, 04/08 02:30 PM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Lisa Meier, (House Appropriations, 04/10 11:08 AM)PDF
- Testimony (Neutral) -- Sheila Sandness, ND Legislative Council, Bismarck, ND (Conference Committee, 04/22 11:00 AM)PDF

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