l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2147

Relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections 15‑10‑38.1, 15‑10‑38.2, 15‑63‑05, and 15.1‑21‑02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.

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 create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsection to section 15-62.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections 15-10-38.1, 15-10-38.2, 15-63-05, and 15.1-21-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

David Richter, Mark Sanford, Donald Schaible, Ronald Sorvaag

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 action34 actions on 23 days

In the SenateJan 7 to Feb 1438 days

EducationJan 7 to Jan 2215 days

AppropriationsJan 22 to Feb 1322 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Apr 146 days

EducationFeb 18 to Mar 1121 days

AppropriationsMar 12 to Mar 2816 days

Back in the SenateApr 1 to May 130 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.

  • Education6–0

    Do pass · Jan 22

  • Appropriations13–2

    Do pass · Feb 13 · 1 present

  • Senate, second reading41–3

    Passed · Feb 14

  • Education14–0

    Do pass as amended · Mar 11

  • Appropriations15–8

    Do pass as amended · Mar 28

  • House of Representatives, second reading55–33

    Passed · Apr 1

  • Senate, second reading41–4

    Passed · Apr 25

  • House of Representatives, second reading63–26

    Passed · Apr 28

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 31

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 14

  1. Jan 7Introduced and sent to Education
  2. Jan 22Heard in Education
  3. Education recommended it, 6 to 0
  4. Sent to Appropriations
  5. Feb 3Heard in Appropriations
  6. Feb 13Appropriations recommended it, 13 to 2
  7. Feb 14An amendment failed
  8. Passed the Senate, 41 to 3

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Apr 1

  1. Feb 17Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Read a first time and sent to Education
  3. Mar 10Heard in Education
  4. Mar 11Education recommended it as amended, 14 to 0
  5. Mar 12Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Sent to Appropriations
  7. Mar 13Heard in Appropriations
  8. Mar 28Appropriations recommended it as amended, 15 to 8
  9. Mar 31Amended as the committee recommended
  10. Apr 1Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 33

Back in the Senate Apr 2 – May 1

  1. Apr 2Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 9The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 16Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 24The conference committee reported
  6. Apr 25The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the Senate, 41 to 4
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. Apr 28The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the House of Representatives, 63 to 26
  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 34 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 22Committee Hearing 10:00Senate
  3. Jan 22Reported back, do pass 6 0 0Senate
  4. Jan 22Rereferred to AppropriationsSenate
  5. Feb 3Committee Hearing 02:30Senate
  6. Feb 13Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 2 1Senate
  7. Feb 14Amendment proposed on floorSenate
  8. Feb 14Amendment failedSenate
  9. Feb 14Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 3Senate
  10. Feb 17Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  11. Feb 18Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 10Committee Hearing 10:00House of Representatives
  13. Mar 11Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0House of Representatives
  14. Mar 12Amendment adoptedHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 12Rereferred to AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 13Committee Hearing 03:30House of Representatives
  17. Mar 28Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 8 0House of Representatives
  18. Mar 31Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  19. Apr 1Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 55 nays 33House of Representatives
  20. Apr 2Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  21. Apr 9Refused to concurSenate
  22. Apr 9Conference committee appointed Axtman Sorvaag GerhardtSenate
  23. Apr 16Conference committee appointed Richter Nathe HansonHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 24Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  25. Apr 25Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  26. Apr 25Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 4Senate
  27. Apr 25Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  28. Apr 28Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  29. Apr 28Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 63 nays 26House of Representatives
  30. May 1Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  31. May 1Signed by PresidentSenate
  32. May 1Sent to GovernorSenate
  33. May 2Signed by Governor 05/02Senate
  34. Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02Both houses