Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 24, 2025.
2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026
Senate Bill 2355
Relating to intelligent design in science content standards for elementary and secondary students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to intelligent design in science content standards for elementary and secondary students.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Todd Beard, David Hogue, Mike Lefor, Karen M. Rohr, Cynthia Schreiber-Beck
Its course
January 24 to February 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateJan 24 to Feb 24 · stopped31 days
EducationJan 24 to Feb 1724 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Education4–1
Do not pass · Feb 17 · 1 present
Senate, second reading22–25
Failed · Feb 24
Who voted how
Yea Bob Paulson, Chuck Walen, Claire Cory, Cole Conley, David A. Clemens, David Hogue, Desiree van Oosting, Diane Larson, Dick Dever, Janne Myrdal, Jeffery J. Magrum, Jose L. Castaneda, Keith Boehm, Kent Weston, Larry Luick, Mark Enget, Michael Dwyer, Michelle Powers, Randy D. Lemm, Robert Erbele, Terry M. Wanzek, Todd Beard
Nay Brad Bekkedahl, Dale Patten, Dean Rummel, Donald Schaible, Greg Kessel, Jeff Barta, Jerry Klein, Jonathan Sickler, Josh Boschee, Judy Lee, Justin Gerhardt, Kathy Hogan, Kristin Roers, Kyle Davison, Mark F. Weber, Michelle Axtman, Mike Wobbema, Paul J. Thomas, Randy A. Burckhard, Richard Marcellais, Ronald Sorvaag, Ryan Braunberger, Scott Meyer, Sean Cleary, Tim Mathern
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 24 – Feb 24
- Jan 24Introduced and sent to Education
- Feb 12Heard in Education
- Feb 17Education recommended against it, 4 to 1
- Feb 24Failed in the Senate, 22 to 25
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 24Introduced, first reading, referred Education CommitteeSenate
- Feb 12Committee Hearing 10:00Senate
- Feb 17Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 1 1Senate
- Feb 24Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 22 nays 25Senate