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IntroducedJan 20, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 27-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to admission to the bar examination through an apprenticeship program developed, established, and implemented by the supreme court.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 25, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 70
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 1609
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 20
- Dressler
- Hauck
- Heilman
- Henderson
- Hendrix
- Holle
- Hoverson
- Johnson, J.
- Johnston, D.
- Koppelman
- Maki
- Marschall
- Morton
- Nehring
- Osowski
- Rios
- Ruby, D.
- Schatz
- VanWinkle
- Wolff
NO: 70
- Anderson, B.
- Anderson, D.
- Anderson, K.
- Bahl
- Beltz
- Berg
- Bolinske
- Bosch
- Brandenburg
- Brown
- Christianson
- Conmy
- Davis
- Dobervich
- Dockter
- Fegley
- Finley-DeVille
- Fisher
- Foss
- Frelich
- Grindberg
- Grueneich
- Hager
- Hagert
- Hanson
- Hatlestad
- Headland
- Heinert
- Ista
- Jonas
- Karls
- Kempenich
- Kiefert
- Klemin
- Lefor
- Longmuir
- Louser
- Martinson
- McLeod
- Meier
- Monson
- Motschenbacher
- Murphy
- Nathe
- Nelson
- O'Brien
- Olson, J.
- Olson, S.
- Ostlie
- Porter
- Pyle
- Richter
- Rohr
- Ruby, M.
- Sanford
- Satrom
- Schauer
- Schneider
- Schreiber-Beck
- Steiner
- Stemen
- Swiontek
- Toman
- Tveit
- Vetter
- Vigesaa
- Vollmer
- Wagner
- Warrey
- Weisz
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 70
- Feb 24, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Judiciary, 02/24 9:14 AM, Room 327B - Committee Work: Relating to admission to the bar examination through an apprenticeship program developed, established, and implemented by the supreme court.
- Reported back amended, do not pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 4 1
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Work, House Judiciary, 02/18 3:41 PM, Room 327B - Committee Work: Relating to admission to the bar examination through an apprenticeship program developed, established, and implemented by the supreme court.
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- Bill Hearing, House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM, Room 327B - Relating to admission to the bar examination through an apprenticeship program developed, established, and implemented by the supreme court.
- Committee Hearing 10:30 (Judiciary)
- Jan 20, 2025 | House
- Introduced, first reading, referred to Judiciary
Documents
- Video - House Judiciary, 02/12 11:00 AM (HB 1609)
- Video - House Judiciary, 02/18 03:41 PM (Committee Work - HB 1609)
- Video - House Judiciary, 02/24 09:14 AM (Committee Work - HB 1609)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:17 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1609 - Judiciary - Do Not Pass)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:17 PM (Representative McLeod)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:20 PM (Representative Hoverson)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:20 PM (Representative Klemin)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:22 PM (Representative Vetter)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:22 PM (Representative VanWinkle)
- Video - House, 02/25 10:26 PM (11th Order - Final Passage House Measures - HB1609 - Judiciary - Do Not Pass - Votes Required 48: FAILED - Yea 20 Nay 70 N/V 3 Exc 0)
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Naomi Bromke, Grand Forks, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Morgan R. Glines, Minot, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Bonnie Humphrey, Humphrey Law Office, P.C.. (Humphrey Law Office, P.C.), Minot, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Tony Weiler, State Bar Association of ND (State Bar Association of ND), Bismarck, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Petra Mandigo Hulm, State Board of Law Examiners (Secretary-Treasurer), Bismarck, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Kara Erickson, Office of Disciplinary Counsel (Disciplinary Counsel), Bismarck, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Debra Hoffarth, Self (Self), Minot, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Brian Pappas, University of North Dakota School of Law (Dean and Professor of Law), Grand Forks, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Sara Behrens, North Dakota Supreme Court (North Dakota Supreme Court), Bismarck, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Cole Kratochvil, Williston, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Favor) -- Lori VanWinkle, North Dakota Legislative Assemby (Representative for District 3), (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Lindsey Pouliot, independent (independent), bismarck, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Britney Haga, independent (independent), bismarck, ND (House Judiciary, 02/12 10:30 AM)PDF
- Testimony (In Opposition) -- Shane Goettle, (House Judiciary, 02/18 03:41 PM)PDF