l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

House Bill 1032

Relating to jurisdiction of district courts and municipal court requirements, jurisdiction, procedures, and processes; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 29‑07‑01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to indigent defense; and to repeal sections 40‑11‑10, 40‑11‑11, 40‑11‑12, and 40‑11‑13 and chapter 40‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ordinance violations and municipal judges.

Became law, signed April 24, 2025, 107 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 27-05-06 and chapter 40-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jurisdiction of district courts and municipal court requirements, jurisdiction, procedures, and processes; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 29-07-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to indigent defense; and to repeal sections 40-11-10, 40-11-11, 40-11-12, and 40-11-13 and chapter 40-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ordinance violations and municipal judges.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 7 to April 25, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action19 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Jan 2013 days

Political SubdivisionsJan 7 to Jan 169 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Apr 777 days

JudiciaryFeb 5 to Apr 458 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 7 to Apr 2114 days

Waiting to be sentApr 21 to Apr 221 day

With the GovernorApr 22 to Apr 242 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 17

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 7

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 7 – Jan 20

  1. Introduced and sent to Political Subdivisions
  2. Heard in Political Subdivisions
  3. Political Subdivisions recommended it as amended, 12 to 0
  4. Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Passed the House of Representatives, 88 to 0

In the Senate Jan 21 – Apr 7

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a first time and sent to Judiciary
  3. Heard in Judiciary
  4. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 7 to 0
  5. Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the Senate, 46 to 1

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 8 – Apr 21

  1. Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes
  3. Passed the House of Representatives, 92 to 0
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 22 – Apr 25

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 19 actions, as published