l9n/ North Dakota

2025 Regular Session, 2025–2026

Senate Concurrent Resolution 4008

Relating to term limits for members of the legislative assembly; to repeal section 4 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to prohibiting the legislative assembly from proposing certain amendments to article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, and to provide for an application.

Passed both houses on April 7, 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 1 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to term limits for members of the legislative assembly; to repeal section 4 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to prohibiting the legislative assembly from proposing certain amendments to article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, and to provide for an application.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

Votes

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

  • State and Local Government5–1

    Do pass as amended · Mar 14

  • Senate, second reading24–23

    Passed · Mar 17

  • Government and Veterans Affairs8–5

    Do not pass · Mar 31 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, second reading46–43

    Failed · Apr 1

  • House of Representatives, second reading53–39

    Passed · Apr 2

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 17

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 – Mar 17

  1. Jan 27Introduced and sent to State and Local Government
  2. Feb 20Heard in State and Local Government
  3. Mar 14State and Local Government recommended it as amended, 5 to 1
  4. Mar 17Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Adopted in the Senate, 24 to 23

In the House of Representatives Mar 18 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 18Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 19Read a first time and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Mar 27Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  4. Mar 31Government and Veterans Affairs recommended against it, 8 to 5
  5. Apr 1Failed in the House of Representatives, 46 to 43
  6. Apr 2Adopted in the House of Representatives, 53 to 39

In the Senate Apr 3

  1. Apr 3Returned to the Senate

In the House of Representatives Apr 7

  1. Apr 7Signed in the House of Representatives

In the Senate Apr 8

  1. Apr 8Signed in the Senate
  2. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government CommitteeSenate
  2. Feb 20Committee Hearing 09:30Senate
  3. Mar 14Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0Senate
  4. Mar 17Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  5. Mar 17Second reading, adopted yeas 24 nays 23Senate
  6. Mar 18Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 19Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 27Committee Hearing 02:30House of Representatives
  9. Mar 31Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 8 5 1House of Representatives
  10. Apr 1Second reading, failed, lacks constitutional majority yeas 46 nays 43House of Representatives
  11. Apr 2ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 2Second reading, adopted yeas 53 nays 39House of Representatives
  13. Apr 3Returned to SenateSenate
  14. Apr 7Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 8Signed by PresidentSenate
  16. Apr 8Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08Senate