l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

House Bill 1440

Relating to cigar lounges.

Became law, signed April 29, 2025, 104 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 3 of section 23-12-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cigar lounges.

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

11 co-sponsors

Jason Dockter, Craig Headland, Jim Kasper, Andrew Marschall, Bob Paulson, Todd Porter, Karen M. Rohr, Matthew Ruby, Kent Weston, Mike Wobbema, Christina Wolff

Its course

January 15 to April 30, 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 action26 actions on 20 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 227 days

Finance and TaxationJan 15 to Jan 205 days

In the SenateJan 22 to Mar 1047 days

Finance and TaxationFeb 13 to Mar 722 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to Apr 2243 days

Waiting to be sentApr 22 to Apr 253 days

With the GovernorApr 25 to Apr 294 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 21

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 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 15 – Jan 22

  1. Jan 15Introduced and sent to Finance and Taxation
  2. Jan 20Heard in Finance and Taxation
  3. Finance and Taxation recommended it as amended, 10 to 2
  4. Jan 21Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Jan 22Passed the House of Representatives, 81 to 13

In the Senate Jan 23 – Mar 10

  1. Jan 23Arrived in the Senate
  2. Feb 13Read a first time and sent to Finance and Taxation
  3. Feb 17Heard in Finance and Taxation
  4. Mar 7Finance and Taxation recommended it as amended, 4 to 2
  5. Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Mar 10Passed the Senate, 39 to 6

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 22

  1. Mar 11Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 19The House of Representatives refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Mar 28Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 15The conference committee reported
  6. Apr 16The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 75 to 17
  8. Apr 18The conference committee reported
  9. Apr 21The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the Senate, 39 to 8
  11. Apr 22Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 25 – Apr 30

  1. Apr 25Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Apr 29Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 30Filed with the Secretary of State
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 20Committee Hearing 11:00House of Representatives
  3. Jan 20Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 2 2House of Representatives
  4. Jan 21Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 22Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 13House of Representatives
  6. Jan 23Received from HouseSenate
  7. Feb 13Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation CommitteeSenate
  8. Feb 17Committee Hearing 02:30Senate
  9. Mar 7Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 2 0Senate
  10. Mar 7Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  11. Mar 10Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 39 nays 6Senate
  12. Mar 11Returned to House (12)House of Representatives
  13. Mar 19Refused to concurHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 19Conference committee appointed Dockter Motschenbacher DresslerHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 28Conference committee appointed Powers Marcellais RummelSenate
  16. Apr 15Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 16Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 16Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 17House of Representatives
  19. Apr 18Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  20. Apr 21Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  21. Apr 21Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 39 nays 8Senate
  22. Apr 22Signed by PresidentSenate
  23. Apr 25Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 25Sent to GovernorHouse of Representatives
  25. Apr 29Signed by Governor 04/28House of Representatives
  26. Apr 30Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28Both houses