Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, House.
Pat D. Heinert
Sponsored
Became law10
Relating to delinquency referrals to juvenile court.
Relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to use of local jails or correctional facilities for inmates sentenced to the physical custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation.
Relating to passenger motor vehicle registration; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the determination of state aid, boarding care costs, the coal development trust fund, the school construction assistance revolving loan fund, public improvement construction, bonds from contractors for public improvements, and school district levies; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the licensing of emergency medical services operations.
Relating to dangerous weapons, the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering, testing for a license to carry a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed, and producing a concealed carry license upon request; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to law enforcement agency and concealed weapon test administrator certifications and firearm proficiency qualification course records; and to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 62.1‑01‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to standards for qualification in firearms training for retired officers.
AN ACT to provide an exemption; and to provide for the distribution of state financial assistance to eligible ambulance service operations.
Special Session - Sep 2026 · Relating to criminal history record checks, the scheduling of kratom alkaloid derivatives as a schedule I controlled substance, and the regulation of kratom products; to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑31‑03 and 19‑03.1‑22.3, and subsection 7 of section 19‑03.1‑23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to penalties for the use and possession of kratom alkaloid derivatives and the sale of kratom to individuals under twenty‑one years of age; to provide a penalty; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date.
Passed the House1
Relating to school closures on election days if schools are used as polling places.
Out of committee4
Relating to the creation of the law enforcement family scholarship program; and to provide an appropriation.
Relating to the payment of fees for courses provided by the center for distance education.
Relating to onsite screening tests and administrative hearings for refusing to submit to a chemical test.
Relating to a student education services account pilot program; and to provide an appropriation.
In committee1
Relating to the authorized sale of electronic gaming devices by manufacturers and live or simulcast horse racing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
Relating to assessed communication service fees.
Relating to a North Dakota scholarship for students interested in a teaching career; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to equipment exemption for certain street rod, collector, or special interest motor vehicles.
Relating to the definition of correctional officer for purposes of the public employees retirement system.
Relating to the waiver and substitution of one unit required for high school graduation under emergent circumstances.
Relating to transportation weighted student unit equivalents; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑31‑05 and 15.1‑27‑31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open enrollment transportation; to repeal sections 15.1‑27‑26.1, 15.1‑27‑27.1, 15.1‑27‑28.1, 15.1‑27‑30.1, and 15.1‑27‑31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to payments for school district transportation of students, special education students, and career and technical education students, the distribution of transportation payments in the event of school district closure, and state transportation payments to school districts; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to a requirement for public school students to have the opportunity to recite the pledge of allegiance each morning and immunity for liability stemming from the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.
Relating to wearing a mask in a public place.
Relating to statutory fees for traffic offenses and a motor vehicle owner's responsibility regarding a driver who flees a peace officer; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to the reporting requirements for a lifetime teaching license.
Relating to membership of the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan.
Relating to prohibiting approval voting and ranked‑choice voting in elections; and to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 11‑09.1‑05 and subsection 9 of section 40‑05.1‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to home rule powers in counties and cities.
Relating to motor vehicle window tint.
Relating to cardiac emergency response plans for public and nonpublic schools and athletic events.
Relating to providing uniform group insurance program health insurance benefits coverage for retired peace officers.
Relating to the publication of an abstract of annual statement.
Relating to the public employees retirement system public safety retirement plan.
Relating to operating a motor vehicle while driving privileges are suspended or revoked, the amount of statutory fees, the definition of moving violations, and entries against a driving record; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to designating the bridge on state highway 6 as the CPL Raymond Porter Korea bridge; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to declare an emergency.
Relating to virtual-currency kiosks; and to amend and reenact section 13‑09.1‑44 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to virtual-currency kiosks.
AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for a behavioral health facility grant.
Relating to the assessment of all public school buildings.
Relating to a school district debt limit election, the requirements of a municipal bond election, and the contents of a ballot.
AN ACT to authorize the department of transportation to transfer real property to the office of management and budget; to provide an appropriation; to authorize a line of credit; to provide an exemption; and to declare an emergency.
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study on the circumstances and needs of special education teachers and the related special education teacher shortage.
Relating to designating student applications for admission to an institution of higher education as exempt records; and to declare an emergency.
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding prescription drug pricing and the maximum fair price as determined by the federal government.
Relating to the impact of large energy consumers on the state's electrical grid.
Relating to a state alert notice system; and to repeal sections 39‑03‑13.2 and 54‑12‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state's silver and blue alert notice systems.
Relating to the powers and duties of the peace officer standards and training board and peace officer licensing fees.
Relating to student self-administration of asthma or anaphylaxis medication.
Relating to mathematics curriculum, professional development, screening and intervention, related administrative rules and reporting requirements, and mathematics instructor competency; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a department of public instruction mathematics screening pilot program; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to the authorization and administration of public charter schools; and to provide for a legislative management report.
Relating to designating state highway 200 as the North Dakota fallen peace officers memorial highway; and to provide a continuing appropriation.
Relating to when a court or jury may give exemplary damages.
Passed the House · 7
A BILL for an Act to provide for a transfer to the infrastructure revolving loan fund.
Relating to self-defense and the unlawful possession of a firearm; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to infrastructure fees levied by cities and counties, and the exemption of infrastructure fees from levy limitations.
Relating to limitations on taxable valuation increases without voter approval; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to restitution for the child of a victim of criminal vehicular homicide and conditions of probation; to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 12.1‑32‑06.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the extension of probation; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.
Relating to noncriminal marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or paraphernalia violations; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19‑03.1‑22.3, subdivision d of subsection 7 of section 19‑03.1‑23, subsection 9 of section 19‑03.1‑23, and subsection 4 of section 19‑03.4‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to penalties for the ingestion and possession of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or paraphernalia; and to provide a penalty.
Special Session - Jan 2026 · Relating to offering school breakfast and lunch at no cost and the school meals fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.
Passed the Senate · 1
Relating to the disclosure of domestic violence protection orders to law enforcement.
Out of committee · 9
Relating to a partial property tax exemption for residential property used for in‑home care services for a qualifying individual; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to state gaming commission rules on electronic pull tab games and deals at the end of a quarter.
Relating to positive detections of chronic wasting disease.
Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for high school students.
Relating to school counselor position requirements.
Relating to the location of a district organization's endorsing caucus or an official district committee or district executive committee meeting.
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for purchases made by a contractor, subcontractor, or builder on behalf of the state of North Dakota; to amend and reenact section 57‑40.2‑03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to use tax on contractors; and to provide an effective date.
Relating to a written demand for change of judge; and to provide for application.
Relating to lodging, compensation, and expense reimbursement.
In committee · 3
Relating to the fee for overtaking and passing a schoolbus.
Relating to authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.
Relating to when licenses to hunt, fish, or trap are not required of landowners.