l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2037

Relating to juvenile court petitions, fitness to proceed in juvenile court proceedings, and collateral consequences the juvenile court may order; to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑04.1‑01, 12.1‑04.1‑20, and 12.1‑17‑01.2, subsection 2 of section 12.1‑17‑07.2, section 12.1‑20‑01, subsections 2 and 6 of section 12.1‑31‑03, sections 12.1‑32‑15 and 15.1‑09‑33.4, subsection 6 of section 27‑20.2‑01, subsection 3 of section 27‑20.2‑09, subsection 5 of section 27‑20.4‑11, subsection 1 of section 27‑20.4‑18, subsection 1 of section 27‑20.4‑20, and section 62.1‑02‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lack of criminal responsibility, court jurisdiction, distribution of intimate images without consent, domestic violence, criminality of a child regarding sex offenses, sale and use of tobacco by an individual under the age of twenty‑one, child registration requirements, restitution, probation of a delinquent child, extracurricular activities for students, and persons not allowed to possess a firearm; to repeal sections 27‑20.4‑12, 27‑20.4‑13, and 27‑20.4‑19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquency; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a penalty.

Became law, signed April 23, 2025, 106 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 27-20.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juvenile court petitions, fitness to proceed in juvenile court proceedings, and collateral consequences the juvenile court may order; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-04.1-01, 12.1-04.1-20, and 12.1-17-01.2, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-07.2, section 12.1-20-01, subsections 2 and 6 of section 12.1-31-03, sections 12.1-32-15 and 15.1-09-33.4, subsection 6 of section 27-20.2-01, subsection 3 of section 27-20.2-09, subsection 5 of section 27-20.4-11, subsection 1 of section 27-20.4-18, subsection 1 of section 27-20.4-20, and section 62.1-02-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lack of criminal responsibility, court jurisdiction, distribution of intimate images without consent, domestic violence, criminality of a child regarding sex offenses, sale and use of tobacco by an individual under the age of twenty-one, child registration requirements, restitution, probation of a delinquent child, extracurricular activities for students, and persons not allowed to possess a firearm; to repeal sections 27-20.4-12, 27-20.4-13, and 27-20.4-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquency; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a penalty.

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 April 24, 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 21 days

In the SenateJan 7 to Feb 1135 days

JudiciaryJan 7 to Jan 158 days

AppropriationsJan 17 to Feb 721 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Apr 1058 days

JudiciaryFeb 18 to Mar 2636 days

AppropriationsMar 27 to Apr 812 days

Back in the SenateApr 10 to Apr 188 days

Waiting to be sentApr 18 to Apr 180 days

With the GovernorApr 18 to Apr 235 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.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 16

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 27

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

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. Introduced and sent to Judiciary
  2. Heard in Judiciary
  3. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 7 to 0
  4. Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Sent to Appropriations
  6. Heard in Appropriations
  7. Appropriations recommended it as amended, 16 to 0
  8. Amended as the committee recommended
  9. Passed the Senate, 46 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Apr 10

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Read a first time and sent to Judiciary
  3. Heard in Judiciary
  4. Judiciary recommended it as amended, 8 to 5
  5. Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Sent to Appropriations
  7. Appropriations recommended it as amended, 17 to 4
  8. Amended as the committee recommended
  9. Passed the House of Representatives, 66 to 26

Back in the Senate Apr 10 – Apr 18

  1. Returned to the Senate
  2. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes
  3. Passed the Senate, 45 to 1
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Apr 18 – Apr 24

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 26 actions, as published