l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2020

AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the North Dakota state university extension service, northern crops institute, upper great plains transportation institute, main research center, branch research centers, and agronomy seed farm; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.

Became law, signed May 2, 2025, 115 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 North Dakota state university extension service, northern crops institute, upper great plains transportation institute, main research center, branch research centers, and agronomy seed farm; to provide for a report; to provide an exemption; 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

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 action33 actions on 18 days

In the SenateJan 7 to Feb 1135 days

AppropriationsJan 7 to Feb 1034 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Apr 1058 days

AppropriationsFeb 18 to Apr 950 days

Back in the SenateApr 10 to May 121 days

Waiting to be sentMay 1 to May 10 days

With the GovernorMay 1 to May 21 day

Votes

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

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 10

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 11

  1. Jan 7Introduced and sent to Appropriations
  2. Jan 16Heard in Appropriations
  3. Heard in Appropriations
  4. Feb 10Appropriations recommended it as amended, 16 to 0
  5. Feb 11Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the Senate, 46 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Apr 10

  1. Feb 12Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Read a first time and sent to Appropriations
  3. Mar 11Heard in Appropriations
  4. Heard in Appropriations
  5. Mar 19Heard in Appropriations
  6. Heard in Appropriations
  7. Mar 25Heard in Appropriations
  8. Apr 9Appropriations recommended it as amended, 20 to 0
  9. Apr 10Amended as the committee recommended
  10. Passed the House of Representatives, 81 to 11

Back in the Senate Apr 10 – May 1

  1. Apr 10Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 14The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 15Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 25The conference committee reported
  6. The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the Senate, 44 to 1
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. Apr 28The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the House of Representatives, 70 to 18
  11. May 1Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor May 1 – Jun 11

  1. May 1Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. May 2Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 11Filed with the Secretary of State
All 33 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 16Committee Hearing 09:00Senate
  3. Jan 16Committee Hearing 02:00Senate
  4. Feb 10Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0Senate
  5. Feb 11Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  6. Feb 11Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0Senate
  7. Feb 12Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 18Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 11Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  10. Mar 11Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  11. Mar 19Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  12. Mar 19Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  13. Mar 25Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  14. Apr 9Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3House of Representatives
  15. Apr 10Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 10Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 81 nays 11House of Representatives
  17. Apr 10Emergency clause carriedHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 10Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  19. Apr 14Refused to concurSenate
  20. Apr 14Conference committee appointed Erbele Wanzek DwyerSenate
  21. Apr 15Conference committee appointed Fisher Monson BrandenburgHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 25Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  23. Apr 25Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  24. Apr 25Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1, Emergency clause carriedSenate
  25. Apr 25Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  26. Apr 28Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  27. Apr 28Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 70 nays 18House of Representatives
  28. Apr 28Emergency clause carriedHouse of Representatives
  29. May 1Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  30. May 1Signed by PresidentSenate
  31. May 1Sent to GovernorSenate
  32. May 2Signed by Governor 05/02Senate
  33. Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02Both houses