l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Bill 2297

Relating to the determination of incapacity and informed consent of incapacitated patients and minors.

Became law, signed May 1, 2025, 101 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 23-06.5-03 and section 23-12-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the determination of incapacity and informed consent of incapacitated patients and minors.

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

Jeff Barta, Judy Lee, Emily O'Brien, Ronald Sorvaag

Its course

January 20 to May 2, 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 action28 actions on 21 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1930 days

JudiciaryJan 20 to Jan 29 · moved on9 days

Human ServicesJan 29 to Feb 1820 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 2534 days

Human ServicesFeb 21 to Mar 2027 days

Back in the SenateMar 25 to Apr 2531 days

Waiting to be sentApr 25 to Apr 283 days

With the GovernorApr 28 to May 13 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 Feb 19

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 21

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 – Feb 19

  1. Jan 20Introduced and sent to Judiciary
  2. Jan 29Sent to Human Services
  3. Feb 4Heard in Human Services
  4. Feb 18Human Services recommended it as amended, 6 to 0
  5. Feb 19Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Passed the Senate, 46 to 1

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 25

  1. Feb 20Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 21Read a first time and sent to Human Services
  3. Mar 12Heard in Human Services
  4. Mar 20Human Services recommended it as amended, 10 to 1
  5. Mar 21Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Mar 25Passed the House of Representatives, 85 to 6

Back in the Senate Mar 26 – Apr 25

  1. Mar 26Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 2The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 3Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 15The conference committee reported
  6. Apr 16The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the Senate, 46 to 1
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. Apr 22The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Passed the House of Representatives, 90 to 3
  11. Apr 25Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Apr 28 – May 2

  1. Apr 28Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. May 1Signed by the Governor
  4. May 2Filed with the Secretary of State
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 29Request return from committeeSenate
  3. Jan 29Rereferred to Human ServicesSenate
  4. Feb 4Committee Hearing 09:45Senate
  5. Feb 18Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0Senate
  6. Feb 19Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  7. Feb 19Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1Senate
  8. Feb 20Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 21Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 12Committee Hearing 09:30House of Representatives
  11. Mar 20Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 10 1 2House of Representatives
  12. Mar 21Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 25Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 6House of Representatives
  14. Mar 26Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  15. Apr 2Refused to concurSenate
  16. Apr 2Conference committee appointed Clemens Roers Van OostingSenate
  17. Apr 3Conference committee appointed Hendrix M. Ruby RohrHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 15Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarSenate
  19. Apr 16Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  20. Apr 16Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1Senate
  21. Apr 16Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 22Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 22Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 3House of Representatives
  24. Apr 25Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  25. Apr 28Signed by PresidentSenate
  26. Apr 28Sent to GovernorSenate
  27. May 1Signed by Governor 04/29Senate
  28. May 2Filed with Secretary Of State 04/30Both houses