Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on January 31, 2025.
2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026
Senate Bill 2264
Relating to the definition of marriage and the recognition of marital relationships.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 12.1-23-09, sections 14-02-07, 14-03-01, 14-03-08, 14-05-06, 14-05-18, 14-07-01, 14-07-03, 14-07-04, 14-07-06, 14-07-07, 14-07-08, 14-07-12, 14-07-13, and 14-07-14, subsection 9 of section 14-12.2-28, subsection 4 of section 14-14.1-30, sections 14-15-03, 14-15-20, 14-18-05, 14-18-08, and 20.1-03-06, subsections 8, 28, and 31 of section 20.1-03-12, section 30.1-10-02, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 30.1-10-04, sections 35-01-04, 47-18-04, 47-18-05, 47-18-14, and 50-25.1-10, subsection 4 of section 54-52.4-02, subsection 2 of section 57-38-31, subsection 5 of section 57-40.3-04, section 57-40.3-07, and subsection 3 of section 57-40.5-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of marriage and the recognition of marital relationships.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 20 to January 31, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Jan 31 · stopped11 days
JudiciaryJan 20 to Jan 3010 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Judiciary6–1
Do not pass · Jan 30
Senate, second reading7–37
Failed · Jan 31 · 3 not voting
Who voted how
Yea Josh Boschee, Judy Lee, Kathy Hogan, Richard Marcellais, Ryan Braunberger, Sean Cleary, Tim Mathern
Nay Bob Paulson, Brad Bekkedahl, Chuck Walen, Claire Cory, Cole Conley, Dale Patten, David A. Clemens, David Hogue, Dean Rummel, Desiree van Oosting, Diane Larson, Dick Dever, Donald Schaible, Greg Kessel, Janne Myrdal, Jeff Barta, Jeffery J. Magrum, Jerry Klein, Jonathan Sickler, Jose L. Castaneda, Justin Gerhardt, Keith Boehm, Kent Weston, Kristin Roers, Kyle Davison, Larry Luick, Mark Enget, Mark F. Weber, Michael Dwyer, Michelle Powers, Mike Wobbema, Paul J. Thomas, Randy A. Burckhard, Randy D. Lemm, Robert Erbele, Ronald Sorvaag, Todd Beard
Not voting Michelle Axtman, Scott Meyer, Terry M. Wanzek
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 20 – Jan 31
- Jan 20Introduced and sent to Judiciary
- Jan 29Heard in Judiciary
- Jan 30Judiciary recommended against it, 6 to 1
- Jan 31Failed in the Senate, 7 to 37
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 20Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeSenate
- Jan 29Committee Hearing 11:00Senate
- Jan 30Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 1 0Senate
- Jan 31Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 7 nays 37Senate