l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Concurrent Resolution 4007

Relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.

Passed both houses on April 28, 2025, and goes to the voters.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Dick Dever, Jerry Klein, Lawrence R. Klemin, Mike Lefor, Robin Weisz

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 17

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 27 – Feb 24

  1. Jan 27Introduced and sent to State and Local Government
  2. Feb 20Heard in State and Local Government
  3. Feb 21State and Local Government recommended it, 5 to 1
  4. Feb 24Adopted in the Senate, 46 to 1

In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 25Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 7Read a first time and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Mar 14Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  4. Government and Veterans Affairs recommended it as amended, 8 to 6
  5. Mar 17Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Mar 18Adopted in the House of Representatives, 68 to 25

In the Senate Mar 19 – Apr 11

  1. Mar 19Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 11The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee

In the House of Representatives Apr 15 – Apr 16

  1. Apr 15Sent to a conference committee
  2. Apr 16Landon Bahl replaced TJ Brown on the conference committee

In the Senate Apr 17 – Apr 21

  1. Apr 17The conference committee reported
  2. Apr 21The Senate adopted the conference committee's report

In the House of Representatives Apr 21 – Apr 28

  1. Apr 21The conference committee reported
  2. Apr 24The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  3. Adopted in the House of Representatives, 57 to 36
  4. Apr 28Signed in the House of Representatives

In the Senate Apr 29

  1. Apr 29Signed in the Senate
  2. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government CommitteeSenate
  2. Feb 20Committee Hearing 09:00Senate
  3. Feb 21Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0Senate
  4. Feb 24Second reading, adopted yeas 46 nays 1Senate
  5. Feb 25Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 7Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 14Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  8. Mar 14Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0House of Representatives
  9. Mar 17Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 18Second reading, adopted as amended yeas 68 nays 25House of Representatives
  11. Mar 19Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  12. Apr 11Refused to concurSenate
  13. Apr 11Conference committee appointed Roers Lee BraunbergerSenate
  14. Apr 15Conference committee appointed Rohr Steiner T. BrownHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 16Appoint Rep. Bahl to replace Rep. T. Brown on conference committeeHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 17Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject)Senate
  17. Apr 21Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  18. Apr 21Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject)House of Representatives
  19. Apr 24Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 24Second reading, adopted yeas 57 nays 36House of Representatives
  21. Apr 28Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 29Signed by PresidentSenate
  23. Apr 29Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29Senate