l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2186

Relating to interference with court-ordered parenting time; to create a child custody review task force; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide a penalty.

Became law, signed April 23, 2025, 100 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 section to chapter 14-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to interference with court-ordered parenting time; to create a child custody review task force; to provide for a legislative management report; 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

3 co-sponsors

Ben Koppelman, Larry Luick, Andrew Marschall

Its course

January 13 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 action20 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jan 3017 days

JudiciaryJan 13 to Jan 2815 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Apr 868 days

JudiciaryFeb 18 to Apr 243 days

Back in the SenateApr 8 to Apr 2113 days

Waiting to be sentApr 21 to Apr 210 days

With the GovernorApr 21 to Apr 232 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 29

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 3

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 13 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 13Introduced and sent to Judiciary
  2. Jan 21Heard in Judiciary
  3. Jan 28Judiciary recommended it as amended, 4 to 3
  4. Jan 29Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Jan 30Passed the Senate, 26 to 19

In the House of Representatives Jan 31 – Apr 8

  1. Jan 31Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Read a first time and sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 10Heard in Judiciary
  4. Mar 13Heard in Judiciary
  5. Apr 2Judiciary recommended it as amended, 12 to 1
  6. Apr 3Amended as the committee recommended
  7. Apr 8Passed the House of Representatives, 84 to 9

Back in the Senate Apr 9 – Apr 21

  1. Apr 9Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 16The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes
  3. Passed the Senate, 27 to 20
  4. Apr 21Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Apr 21 – Apr 24

  1. Apr 21Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Apr 23Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 24Filed with the Secretary of State
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 21Committee Hearing 10:00Senate
  3. Jan 28Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 3 0Senate
  4. Jan 29Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  5. Jan 30Second reading, passed, yeas 26 nays 19Senate
  6. Jan 31Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 10Committee Hearing 10:30House of Representatives
  9. Mar 13Committee Hearing 04:00House of Representatives
  10. Apr 2Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1House of Representatives
  11. Apr 3Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 8Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 84 nays 9House of Representatives
  13. Apr 9Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  14. Apr 16ConcurredSenate
  15. Apr 16Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 20Senate
  16. Apr 21Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 21Signed by PresidentSenate
  18. Apr 21Sent to GovernorSenate
  19. Apr 23Signed by Governor 04/22Senate
  20. Apr 24Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23Both houses