l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2015

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to authorize a line of credit; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a report; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an exemption.

Became law, signed May 17, 2025, 130 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to authorize a line of credit; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a report; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an exemption.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

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 action41 actions on 24 days

In the SenateJan 7 to Feb 2549 days

AppropriationsJan 7 to Feb 2448 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Apr 2155 days

AppropriationsMar 7 to Apr 1741 days

Back in the SenateApr 21 to May 211 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.

  • Appropriations16–0

    Do pass as amended · Feb 24

  • Senate, second reading46–0

    Passed · Feb 25

  • Appropriations21–0

    Do pass as amended · Apr 17 · 2 present

  • House of Representatives, second reading64–29

    Passed · Apr 21

  • Senate, second reading40–6

    Passed · May 1

  • House of Representatives, second reading70–20

    Passed · May 1

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 25

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 18

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 25

  1. Jan 7Introduced and sent to Appropriations
  2. Jan 16Heard in Appropriations
  3. Heard in Appropriations
  4. Feb 4Heard in Appropriations
  5. Feb 24Appropriations recommended it as amended, 16 to 0
  6. Feb 25Amended as the committee recommended
  7. Passed the Senate, 46 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Apr 21

  1. Feb 25Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Heard in committee
  3. Mar 7Read a first time and sent to Appropriations
  4. Mar 10Heard in Appropriations
  5. Heard in Appropriations
  6. Heard in Appropriations
  7. Mar 11Heard in Appropriations
  8. Heard in Appropriations
  9. Mar 12Heard in Appropriations
  10. Mar 13Heard in Appropriations
  11. Mar 14Heard in Appropriations
  12. Mar 17Heard in Appropriations
  13. Heard in Appropriations
  14. Mar 18Heard in Appropriations
  15. Apr 17Appropriations recommended it as amended, 21 to 0
  16. Apr 18Amended as the committee recommended
  17. Apr 21Passed the House of Representatives, 64 to 29

Back in the Senate Apr 21 – May 2

  1. Apr 21Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 22The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 23Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 29The conference committee reported
  6. The Senate rejected the conference committee's report
  7. May 1The conference committee reported
  8. The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  9. Passed the Senate, 40 to 6
  10. The conference committee reported
  11. The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  12. Passed the House of Representatives, 70 to 20
  13. May 2Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor May 2 – Jun 11

  1. May 2Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. May 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 11Filed with the Secretary of State
All 41 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 16Committee Hearing 08:30Senate
  3. Jan 16Committee Hearing 02:00Senate
  4. Feb 4Committee Hearing 08:30Senate
  5. Feb 24Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0Senate
  6. Feb 25Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  7. Feb 25Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0Senate
  8. Feb 25Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 6Committee Hearing 02:00House of Representatives
  10. Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Committee Hearing 09:00House of Representatives
  12. Mar 10Committee Hearing 10:30House of Representatives
  13. Mar 10Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  14. Mar 11Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  15. Mar 11Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  16. Mar 12Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  17. Mar 13Committee Hearing 04:00House of Representatives
  18. Mar 14Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  19. Mar 17Committee Hearing 10:30House of Representatives
  20. Mar 17Committee Hearing 02:00House of Representatives
  21. Mar 18Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  22. Apr 17Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 21 0 2House of Representatives
  23. Apr 18Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 21Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 64 nays 29House of Representatives
  25. Apr 21Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  26. Apr 22Refused to concurSenate
  27. Apr 22Conference committee appointed Cleary Dever MagrumSenate
  28. Apr 23Conference committee appointed Stemen Berg WagnerHouse of Representatives
  29. Apr 29Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  30. Apr 29Conference committee report rejectedSenate
  31. May 1Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  32. May 1Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  33. May 1Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 6Senate
  34. May 1Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  35. May 1Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  36. May 1Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 70 nays 20House of Representatives
  37. May 2Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  38. May 2Signed by PresidentSenate
  39. May 2Sent to GovernorSenate
  40. May 17Signed by Governor 05/12Senate
  41. Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/12Both houses