Became law, signed May 17, 2025, 130 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026
Senate Bill 2014
Relating to a rail revolving loan fund and uses of the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 6‑08.1‑02 and sections 6‑09‑35, 6‑09‑46.2, 6‑09.7‑05, 6‑09.14‑04, and 49‑17.1‑02.1, subsection 1 of section 54‑17‑40, and subdivision a of subsection 4 of section 54‑17.7‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, and section 15 of chapter 14 of the 2023 Session Laws, relating to confidential and exempt records of the Bank of North Dakota, the rebuilders loan program, loan guarantees through the strategic investment and improvements fund, interest rate buydown limits for the partnership in assisting community expansion fund, department of transportation review and approval of rail projects, uses of the housing incentive fund, North Dakota pipeline borrowing authority, and a salt cavern underground energy storage research project; to repeal section 3 of Senate Bill No. 2188, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly, relating to a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the clean sustainable energy fund; to provide a deficiency appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a report; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial commission and the agencies under its control; to create and enact a new section to chapter 6-09 and a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 38-08-04.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rail revolving loan fund and uses of the abandoned oil and gas well plugging and site reclamation fund; to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 6-08.1-02 and sections 6-09-35, 6-09-46.2, 6-09.7-05, 6-09.14-04, and 49-17.1-02.1, subsection 1 of section 54-17-40, and subdivision a of subsection 4 of section 54-17.7-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, and section 15 of chapter 14 of the 2023 Session Laws, relating to confidential and exempt records of the Bank of North Dakota, the rebuilders loan program, loan guarantees through the strategic investment and improvements fund, interest rate buydown limits for the partnership in assisting community expansion fund, department of transportation review and approval of rail projects, uses of the housing incentive fund, North Dakota pipeline borrowing authority, and a salt cavern underground energy storage research project; to repeal section 3 of Senate Bill No. 2188, as approved by the sixty-ninth legislative assembly, relating to a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the clean sustainable energy fund; to provide a deficiency appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a report; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 7 to June 11, 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 action40 actions on 18 days
In the SenateJan 7 to Feb 2448 days
AppropriationsJan 7 to Feb 2145 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 24 to Apr 2459 days
AppropriationsMar 7 to Apr 2347 days
Back in the SenateApr 24 to May 28 days
Waiting to be sentMay 2 to May 20 days
With the GovernorMay 2 to May 1715 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Appropriations15–0
Do pass as amended · Feb 21 · 1 present
Senate, second reading46–0
Passed · Feb 24 · 1 not voting
Who voted how
Yea Bob Paulson, Brad Bekkedahl, Chuck Walen, Claire Cory, Cole Conley, Dale Patten, David A. Clemens, David Hogue, Dean Rummel, Desiree van Oosting, Diane Larson, Dick Dever, Donald Schaible, Greg Kessel, Janne Myrdal, Jeff Barta, Jeffery J. Magrum, Jerry Klein, Jonathan Sickler, Jose L. Castaneda, Josh Boschee, Judy Lee, Justin Gerhardt, Kathy Hogan, Keith Boehm, Kent Weston, Kristin Roers, Kyle Davison, Larry Luick, Mark Enget, Mark F. Weber, Michelle Axtman, Michelle Powers, Mike Wobbema, Paul J. Thomas, Randy A. Burckhard, Randy D. Lemm, Richard Marcellais, Robert Erbele, Ronald Sorvaag, Ryan Braunberger, Scott Meyer, Sean Cleary, Terry M. Wanzek, Tim Mathern, Todd Beard
Not voting Michael Dwyer
Appropriations21–1
Do pass as amended · Apr 23 · 1 present
House of Representatives, second reading71–19
Passed · Apr 24 · 4 not voting
Who voted how
Yea Alisa Mitskog, Andrew Marschall, Anna S. Novak, Austen Schauer, Austin Foss, Ben Koppelman, Bernie Satrom, Bert Anderson, Bill Tveit, Bob Martinson, Brandy L. Pyle, Carrie McLeod, Clayton Fegley, Collette Brown, Craig Headland, Cynthia Schreiber-Beck, Daniel R. Vollmer, David Monson, David Richter, Dick Anderson, Don Vigesaa, Donald W. Longmuir, Dori Hauck, Dwight Kiefert, Emily O'Brien, Eric J. Murphy, Glenn Bosch, Gregory Stemen, Gretchen Dobervich, Jared C. Hagert, Jared Hendrix, Jason Dockter, Jay Fisher, Jayme Davis, Jeremy Olson, Jim Grueneich, Jim Jonas, Jon O. Nelson, Jonathan Warrey, Karen Grindberg, Karen Karls, Karla Rose Hanson, Kathy Frelich, Keith Kempenich, Landon Bahl, LaurieBeth Hager, Lawrence R. Klemin, Lisa Finley-DeVille, Lisa Meier, Liz Conmy, Mark Sanford, Mary Schneider, Matthew Ruby, Mike Beltz, Mike Berg, Mike Brandenburg, Mike Lefor, Mike Motschenbacher, Mike Nathe, Mike Schatz, Mitch Ostlie, Nels Christianson, Patrick R. Hatlestad, Robin Weisz, Scott Louser, Scott Wagner, Steve Swiontek, Steve Vetter, Todd Porter, Vicky Steiner, Zachary Ista
Nay Christina Wolff, Dan Ruby, Daniel Johnston, Dawson Holle, Dennis Nehring, Desiree Morton, Donna Henderson, Jeff Hoverson, Jorin Johnson, Karen A. Anderson, Karen M. Rohr, Lori VanWinkle, Macy Bolinske, Matthew Heilman, Nathan Toman, Nico Rios, Roger A. Maki, SuAnn Olson, TJ Brown
Not voting Doug Osowski, Jim Kasper, Pat D. Heinert, Ty Dressler
Senate, second reading42–3
Passed · May 2 · 2 not voting
Who voted how
Yea Bob Paulson, Chuck Walen, Claire Cory, Cole Conley, Dale Patten, David Hogue, Dean Rummel, Desiree van Oosting, Diane Larson, Dick Dever, Donald Schaible, Greg Kessel, Janne Myrdal, Jeff Barta, Jeffery J. Magrum, Jerry Klein, Jonathan Sickler, Jose L. Castaneda, Josh Boschee, Judy Lee, Justin Gerhardt, Kathy Hogan, Keith Boehm, Kristin Roers, Kyle Davison, Larry Luick, Mark Enget, Mark F. Weber, Michelle Axtman, Michelle Powers, Mike Wobbema, Paul J. Thomas, Randy A. Burckhard, Randy D. Lemm, Richard Marcellais, Robert Erbele, Ronald Sorvaag, Ryan Braunberger, Scott Meyer, Sean Cleary, Terry M. Wanzek, Tim Mathern
Nay Brad Bekkedahl, David A. Clemens, Todd Beard
Not voting Kent Weston, Michael Dwyer
House of Representatives, second reading74–15
Passed · May 3 · 5 not voting
Who voted how
Yea Alisa Mitskog, Anna S. Novak, Austen Schauer, Austin Foss, Bert Anderson, Bill Tveit, Bob Martinson, Brandy L. Pyle, Carrie McLeod, Clayton Fegley, Collette Brown, Craig Headland, Cynthia Schreiber-Beck, Dan Ruby, Daniel R. Vollmer, David Monson, David Richter, Dick Anderson, Don Vigesaa, Donald W. Longmuir, Dori Hauck, Dwight Kiefert, Emily O'Brien, Eric J. Murphy, Glenn Bosch, Gregory Stemen, Gretchen Dobervich, Jared C. Hagert, Jason Dockter, Jay Fisher, Jayme Davis, Jeff Hoverson, Jeremy Olson, Jim Grueneich, Jim Jonas, Jon O. Nelson, Jonathan Warrey, Karen A. Anderson, Karen Grindberg, Karen Karls, Karen M. Rohr, Karla Rose Hanson, Keith Kempenich, Landon Bahl, LaurieBeth Hager, Lawrence R. Klemin, Lisa Finley-DeVille, Lisa Meier, Liz Conmy, Macy Bolinske, Mark Sanford, Mary Schneider, Mike Beltz, Mike Berg, Mike Brandenburg, Mike Lefor, Mike Motschenbacher, Mike Nathe, Mike Schatz, Mitch Ostlie, Nathan Toman, Nels Christianson, Pat D. Heinert, Patrick R. Hatlestad, Robin Weisz, Roger A. Maki, Scott Louser, Scott Wagner, Steve Swiontek, Steve Vetter, Todd Porter, Ty Dressler, Vicky Steiner, Zachary Ista
Nay Ben Koppelman, Christina Wolff, Daniel Johnston, Dawson Holle, Dennis Nehring, Desiree Morton, Donna Henderson, Doug Osowski, Jared Hendrix, Jorin Johnson, Kathy Frelich, Lori VanWinkle, Matthew Heilman, Nico Rios, SuAnn Olson
Not voting Andrew Marschall, Bernie Satrom, Jim Kasper, Matthew Ruby, TJ Brown
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 24
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 24
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 Senate Jan 7 – Feb 24
- Jan 7Introduced and sent to Appropriations
- Jan 14Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Jan 24Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Feb 4Heard in Appropriations
- Feb 21Appropriations recommended it as amended, 15 to 0
- Feb 24Amended as the committee recommended
- Passed the Senate, 46 to 0
In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Apr 24
- Feb 25Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Mar 7Read a first time and sent to Appropriations
- Mar 12Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Mar 20Heard in Appropriations
- Heard in Appropriations
- Mar 27Heard in Appropriations
- Apr 23Appropriations recommended it as amended, 21 to 1
- Apr 24Amended as the committee recommended
- Passed the House of Representatives, 71 to 19
Back in the Senate Apr 25 – May 2
- Apr 25Returned to the Senate
- The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
- Sent to a conference committee
- Sent to a conference committee
- May 1The conference committee reported
- The Senate rejected the conference committee's report
- May 2The conference committee reported
- The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
- Passed the Senate, 42 to 3
- The conference committee reported
- The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
- Passed the House of Representatives, 74 to 15
- Signed in the House of Representatives
To the Governor May 2 – Jun 11
- May 2Signed in the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- May 17Signed by the Governor, with items vetoed
- Jun 11Filed with the Secretary of State
All 40 actions, as published
- Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeSenate
- Jan 14Committee Hearing 10:00Senate
- Jan 14Committee Hearing 10:30Senate
- Jan 14Committee Hearing 01:30Senate
- Jan 14Committee Hearing 02:30Senate
- Jan 14Committee Hearing 03:30Senate
- Jan 24Committee Hearing 09:00Senate
- Jan 24Committee Hearing 09:45Senate
- Feb 4Committee Hearing 09:00Senate
- Feb 21Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 0 1Senate
- Feb 24Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
- Feb 24Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0Senate
- Feb 25Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
- Mar 12Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
- Mar 20Committee Hearing 10:00House of Representatives
- Mar 20Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
- Mar 27Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
- Apr 23Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 1 1House of Representatives
- Apr 24Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 71 nays 19House of Representatives
- Apr 25Returned to Senate (12)Senate
- Apr 25Refused to concurSenate
- Apr 25Conference committee appointed Schaible Sorvaag BekkedahlSenate
- Apr 25Conference committee appointed Kempenich Monson BoschHouse of Representatives
- May 1Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
- May 1Conference committee report rejectedSenate
- May 2Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
- May 2Conference committee report adoptedSenate
- May 2Second reading, passed, yeas 42 nays 3, Emergency clause carriedSenate
- May 2Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
- May 2Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
- May 2Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 74 nays 15House of Representatives
- May 2Emergency clause carriedHouse of Representatives
- May 2Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
- May 2Signed by PresidentSenate
- May 2Sent to GovernorSenate
- May 17Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19Senate
- Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19Both houses