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                        IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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                        Passed HouseJan 23, 2025
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                        Passed SenateApr 23, 2025
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                        Signed into Law
 
                    
                    
                    A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 16.1-08.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign disclosure statements; to amend and reenact sections 15.1-09-08, 15.1-09-19, and 16.1-01-12, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 16.1-10-02, section 16.1-10-04.1, subdivision f of subsection 8 of section 51-28-01, subsection 11 of section 54-66-01, and section 54-66-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign disclosure statements, authorized use of state property for political purposes, and inflationary adjustments for campaign finance reporting thresholds; to repeal chapter 16.1-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign disclosure statements; to provide a penalty; to provide for application; and to provide an effective date.
                
                
            
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                         Senate • May 02, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 5 nays 39
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Comments on HB 1377
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
                Votes
                        YES: 91
                                                
                                        - Brandenburg
 - Dockter
 - Hatlestad
 - Karls
 - Kasper
 - Kempenich
 - Kiefert
 - Klemin
 - Koppelman
 - Louser
 - Martinson
 - Meier
 - Monson
 - Nathe
 - Nelson
 - Porter
 - Rohr
 - Ruby, D.
 - Sanford
 - Schatz
 - Steiner
 - Toman
 - Vigesaa
 - Weisz
 - Schneider
 - Mitskog
 - Schreiber-Beck
 - Lefor
 - Anderson, B.
 - Dobervich
 - Longmuir
 - Hanson
 - Grueneich
 - Marschall
 - Pyle
 - Ruby, M.
 - O'Brien
 - Satrom
 - Vetter
 - Johnston, D.
 - Bosch
 - Fegley
 - Hoverson
 - Schauer
 - Fisher
 - Hager
 - Richter
 - Tveit
 - Ostlie
 - Ista
 - Beltz
 - Hagert
 - Stemen
 - Hauck
 - Conmy
 - Finley-DeVille
 - Davis
 - Anderson, K.
 - Johnson, J.
 - Olson, S.
 - Olson, J.
 - VanWinkle
 - Heilman
 - Swiontek
 - Jonas
 - Frelich
 - Novak
 - McLeod
 - Henderson
 - Bahl
 - Rios
 - Christy
 - Holle
 - Murphy
 - Wagner
 - Motschenbacher
 - Warrey
 - Nehring
 - Brown
 - Hendrix
 - Christianson
 - Maki
 - Dressler
 - Wolff
 - Bolinske
 - Osowski
 - Foss
 - Morton
 - Vollmer
 - Berg
 - Grindberg
 
NO: 0
                                            ABSENT: 3
                                                        YES: 46
                                                
                                        - Axtman
 - Barta
 - Beard
 - Bekkedahl
 - Boehm
 - Boschee
 - Braunberger
 - Burckhard
 - Castaneda
 - Cleary
 - 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
 
NO: 1
                                            OTHER: 0
YES: 64
                                                
                                        - Anderson, K.
 - Bahl
 - Beltz
 - Berg
 - Bolinske
 - Brandenburg
 - Christianson
 - Dobervich
 - Dressler
 - Fegley
 - Fisher
 - Frelich
 - Grindberg
 - Grueneich
 - Hager
 - Hatlestad
 - Hauck
 - Heilman
 - Henderson
 - Hendrix
 - Holle
 - Johnston, D.
 - Jonas
 - Karls
 - Kempenich
 - Kiefert
 - Klemin
 - Koppelman
 - Lefor
 - Louser
 - Maki
 - Martinson
 - McLeod
 - Meier
 - Mitskog
 - Monson
 - Morton
 - Motschenbacher
 - Murphy
 - Nehring
 - Novak
 - Olson, J.
 - Olson, S.
 - Osowski
 - Richter
 - Rios
 - Rohr
 - Ruby, D.
 - Sanford
 - Schauer
 - Schneider
 - Schreiber-Beck
 - Steiner
 - Stemen
 - Swiontek
 - Toman
 - Tveit
 - VanWinkle
 - Vetter
 - Vigesaa
 - Vollmer
 - Wagner
 - Weisz
 - Wolff
 
NO: 25
                                            OTHER: 0
YES: 23
                                                
                                        - Anderson, D.
 - Beltz
 - Berg
 - Bosch
 - Conmy
 - Davis
 - Dobervich
 - Dockter
 - Foss
 - Hagert
 - Hanson
 - Headland
 - Heinert
 - Ista
 - Lefor
 - Longmuir
 - Louser
 - Martinson
 - Nathe
 - Nelson
 - Porter
 - Stemen
 - Swiontek
 
NO: 66
                                            - Anderson, B.
 - Anderson, K.
 - Bahl
 - Bolinske
 - Brandenburg
 - Brown, C.
 - Christianson
 - Dressler
 - Fegley
 - Finley-DeVille
 - Fisher
 - Frelich
 - Grindberg
 - Grueneich
 - Hager
 - Hatlestad
 - Hauck
 - Heilman
 - Henderson
 - Hendrix
 - Holle
 - Hoverson
 - Johnson, J.
 - Johnston, D.
 - Jonas
 - Karls
 - Kempenich
 - Kiefert
 - Klemin
 - Koppelman
 - Maki
 - McLeod
 - Meier
 - Mitskog
 - Monson
 - Morton
 - Motschenbacher
 - Murphy
 - Nehring
 - Novak
 - O'Brien
 - Olson, J.
 - Olson, S.
 - Osowski
 - Pyle
 - Richter
 - Rios
 - Rohr
 - Ruby, D.
 - Sanford
 - Satrom
 - Schatz
 - Schauer
 - Schneider
 - Schreiber-Beck
 - Steiner
 - Toman
 - Tveit
 - VanWinkle
 - Vetter
 - Vigesaa
 - Vollmer
 - Wagner
 - Warrey
 - Weisz
 - Wolff
 
OTHER: 0
NO: 39
                                            OTHER: 0
Actions
            - May 02, 2025 | Senate
- Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
 - Conference committee report adopted
 - Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 5 nays 39
 
 - May 02, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/02 3:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Steiner (R) (Chair); Schauer (R); Vetter (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/02 6:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Steiner (R) (Chair); Schauer (R); Vetter (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/02 8:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Steiner (R) (Chair); Schauer (R); Vetter (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/02 9:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Steiner (R) (Chair); Schauer (R); Vetter (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/02 10:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Steiner (R) (Chair); Schauer (R); Vetter (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
 - Conference committee report rejected
 - New conference committee appointed Steiner Schauer Vetter
 - Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
 - Conference committee report adopted
 - Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 25
 
 - May 01, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/01 9:30 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Hagert (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 05/01 1:30 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Hagert (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Appoint Rep. Hagert to replace Rep. Schauer on conference committee
 
 - Apr 30, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/30 10:30 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Hagert (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/30 2:00 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Hagert (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 
 - Apr 29, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/29 11:00 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Schauer (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 - Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/29 2:00 PM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Schauer (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 
 - Apr 28, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/28 11:00 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Schauer (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 
 - Apr 26, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee, House Finance and Taxation, 04/26 9:00 AM, Room 327E - Representatives Porter (R) (Chair); Dockter (R); Schauer (R); Senators Roers (R); Barta (R); Castaneda (R);
 
 - Apr 25, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee appointed Roers Barta Castaneda
 
 - Apr 24, 2025 | House
- Refused to concur
 - Conference committee appointed Porter Dockter Schauer
 
 - Apr 23, 2025 | House
- Returned to House (12)
 
 - Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
 - Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
 - Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1
 
 - Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Work, Senate State and Local Government, 04/22 3:15 PM, Room 216 - Committee Work:
 
 - Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Bill Hearing, Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 9:30 AM, Room 216 - Relating to inflationary adjustments for campaign finance reporting thresholds.
 - Committee Hearing 09:30 (State and Local Government)
 
 - Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced, first reading, referred to State and Local Government
 
 - Jan 24, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House
 
 - Jan 23, 2025 | House
- Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0
 
 - Jan 22, 2025 | House
- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
 
 - Jan 21, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Finance and Taxation, 01/21 9:17 AM, Room 327E - Committee Work: Relating to inflationary adjustments for campaign finance reporting thresholds; and to provide for retroactive application.
 - Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 2
 
 - Jan 20, 2025 | House
- Bill Hearing, House Finance and Taxation, 01/20 9:30 AM, Room 327E - Relating to inflationary adjustments for campaign finance reporting thresholds; and to provide for retroactive application.
 - Committee Work, House Finance and Taxation, 01/20 11:38 AM, Room 327E - Committee Work: Committee Work on HB 1377
 - Committee Hearing 09:30 (Finance and Taxation)
 
 - Jan 13, 2025 | House
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Finance and Taxation
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - INTRODUCEDPDF
 - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative OlsonPDF
 - FIRST ENGROSSMENTPDF
 - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator RoersPDF
 - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate AmendmentsPDF
 - Adopted by the Conference CommitteePDF
 - Adopted by the Conference CommitteePDF
 - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee AmendmentsPDF
 
Documents
        
            - Video - House Finance and Taxation, 01/20 09:30 AM (HB 1377)
 - Video - House Finance and Taxation, 01/20 11:38 AM (Committee Work - HB 1377)
 - Video - House Finance and Taxation, 01/21 09:16 AM (Committee Work - HB 1377)
 - Video - House Finance and Taxation, 01/21 09:28 AM (Roll Call Vote on HB 1377 as Amended - Motion Passed - 12-0-2)
 - Video - House, 01/23 01:26 PM (Representative Ista)
 - Video - House, 01/23 01:29 PM (Representative Satrom)
 - Video - House, 01/23 01:30 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - Finance and Taxation - Do Pass - Votes Required 46: PASSED - Yea 91 Nay 0 N/V 3 Exc 0)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 09:31 AM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 09:32 AM (Representative D. Ruby - Introduced HB 1377 - Testimony #41359)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 09:42 AM (Erika White - Elections Director - Secretary of State Office North Dakota - In Favor - Testimony #41228)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 09:43 AM (Chairwoman Kristin Roers - Closed Hearing)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 04/22 03:15 PM (Committee Work - HB 1377)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 04/22 03:38 PM (Roll Call Vote on Amendment - Motion Passed - 6-0-0)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 04/22 03:38 PM (Senator Walen - Moved a Do Pass on HB 1377 as Amended)
 - Video - Senate State and Local Government, 04/22 03:39 PM (Roll Call Vote on Do Pass as Amended - Motion Passed - 6-0-0)
 - Video - Senate, 04/23 12:41 PM (6th Order - Consideration Of Amendments - HB1377 - State and Local Government - Do Pass)
 - Video - Senate, 04/23 12:41 PM (Senator Roers)
 - Video - Senate, 04/23 12:45 PM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - State and Local Government - Do Pass)
 - Video - Senate, 04/23 12:45 PM (Senator Roers)
 - Video - Senate, 04/23 12:47 PM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - State and Local Government - Do Pass - Votes Required 24: PASSED - Yea 46 Nay 1 N/V 0 Exc 0)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 04/26 09:00 AM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 04/28 11:00 AM (HB 1377 - Footage Missing until 11:03:48)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 04/29 11:00 AM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 04/29 02:00 PM (HB 1377 - Footage Missing until 2:00:50 PM)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 04/30 10:32 AM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 04/30 02:00 PM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 05/01 09:41 AM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 05/01 01:29 PM (HB 1377)
 - Video - House, 05/02 12:16 PM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - HB1377 - Finance and Taxation - Replace Amendment)
 - Video - House, 05/02 12:17 PM (Representative Porter)
 - Video - House, 05/02 12:41 PM (Representative Frelich)
 - Video - House, 05/02 12:44 PM (Representative Schauer)
 - Video - House, 05/02 12:48 PM (Representative Vetter)
 - Video - House, 05/02 12:56 PM (Representative D. Ruby)
 - Video - House, 05/02 01:02 PM (Representative Louser)
 - Video - House, 05/02 01:08 PM (Representative Dockter)
 - Video - House, 05/02 01:11 PM (Representative Satrom)
 - Video - House, 05/02 01:13 PM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - HB1377 - Finance and Taxation - Replace Amendment - Votes Required 45: FAILED - Yea 23 Nay 66 N/V 5 Exc 0)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 05/02 03:30 PM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 05/02 06:40 PM (HB 1377)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 05/02 08:07 PM (HB 1377 - Footage Starts at 8:07:55)
 - Video - Conference Committee, 05/02 11:09 PM (HB 1377)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:26 AM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - HB1377 - Finance and Taxation - Replace Amendment)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:27 AM (Representative Steiner)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:30 AM (Representative D. Ruby)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:30 AM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - Finance and Taxation)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:32 AM (Representative Steiner)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:32 AM (Representative O'Brien)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:35 AM (Representative D. Ruby)
 - Video - House, 05/03 03:37 AM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - Finance and Taxation - Votes Required 48: PASSED - Yea 64 Nay 25 N/V 5 Exc 0)
 - Video - Senate, 05/03 03:45 AM (7th Order - Consideration of Committee Report - HB1377 - State and Local Government - Replace Amendment)
 - Video - Senate, 05/03 03:45 AM (Senator Roers)
 - Video - Senate, 05/03 03:47 AM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - State and Local Government)
 - Video - Senate, 05/03 03:48 AM (Senator Roers)
 - Video - Senate, 05/03 03:49 AM (14th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1377 - State and Local Government - Votes Required 24: FAILED - Yea 5 Nay 39 N/V 3 Exc 0)
 - Testimony (In Favor) -- Dan Ruby, ND Legislative Assembly District 38, (House Finance and Taxation, 01/20 09:30 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (In Favor) -- Erika White, North Dakota Secretary of State (State Election Director), Bismarck, ND (Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 09:30 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (In Favor) -- Dan Ruby, Legislative Assembly (Representative District 38), Minot, ND (Senate State and Local Government, 03/13 09:30 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (In Favor) -- Kirstin Roers, Legislative Assembly, Fargo, ND (Senate State and Local Government, 04/22 03:15 PM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Kristin Roers, ND Legislature District 27 (Senator), (Conference Committee, 04/26 09:00 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Kristin Roers, ND Legislature District 27 (Senator), (Conference Committee, 04/26 09:00 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Michael Howe, ND Secretary of State's Office (ND Secretary of State), (Conference Committee, 04/28 11:00 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Austen Schauer, ND Legislative Assembly District 13 (Representative), (Conference Committee, 04/29 11:00 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Austen Schauer, ND Legislative Assembly District 13 (Representative), (Conference Committee, 04/29 02:00 PM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Kristin Roers, ND Legislative Assembly District 27 (Senator), (Conference Committee, 05/01 09:30 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Kristin Roers, ND Legislative Assembly District 27 (Senator), (Conference Committee, 05/01 09:30 AM)PDF
 - Testimony (Neutral) -- Austen Schauer, ND Legislative Assembly District 13 (Representative), (Conference Committee, 05/02 03:30 PM)PDF
 



