l9n/ North Dakota

Paul J. Thomas

Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.

All of Paul J. Thomas's terms

Sponsored

Became law4

  • House Bill 1149

    AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding the impact of the North Dakota high school activities association on students.

  • House Bill 1150

    Relating to an exception to membership in the teachers' fund for retirement for retired military personnel.

  • House Bill 1371

    Relating to authorized livestock farm corporation and authorized livestock farm limited liability company requirements, and initial and annual reporting requirements for authorized livestock farm corporations, and authorized livestock farm limited liability companies; to amend and reenact sections 10‑06.1‑01, 10‑06.1‑02, 10‑06.1‑03, 10‑06.1‑04, 10‑06.1‑05, 10‑06.1‑06, 10‑06.1‑07, and 10‑06.1‑08, subsection 1 of section 10‑06.1‑09, and sections 10‑06.1‑10, 10‑06.1‑11, 10‑06.1‑12, 10‑06.1‑13, 10‑06.1‑14, 10‑06.1‑15, 10‑06.1‑16, 10‑06.1‑17, 10‑06.1‑18, 10‑06.1‑19, 10‑06.1‑20, 10‑06.1‑21, 10‑06.1‑22, 10‑06.1‑23, 10‑06.1‑24, 10‑06.1‑25, 10‑06.1‑26, and 10‑06.1‑27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to agricultural definitions, ownership exceptions for beekeeping, agriculture support services, livestock backgrounding and feedlot operations, raising or producing of livestock by persons that have limited landholdings, and required reporting for corporate farming; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

  • House Bill 1423

    Relating to a model zoning review task force; and to amend and reenact sections 11‑33‑02.1, 23.1‑01‑04, and 58‑03‑11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a model zoning ordinance for animal feeding operations and the North Dakota insurance reserve fund.

Passed the House1

  • House Bill 1151

    Relating to baiting big game animals and supplemental feed attractants.

Out of committee3

  • House Bill 1147

    Relating to a county and township bridge fund; to amend and reenact section 21‑10‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the legacy earnings fund; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an expiration date.

  • House Bill 1148

    Relating to an agriculture infrastructure fund; to provide an appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

  • House Bill 1454

    Relating to innovation technology grants.

Co-sponsored

Became law · 15
  • House Bill 1135

    Relating to exceptions to the acquisition of agricultural land by foreign governments.

  • House Bill 1142

    Relating to expanding eligible uses for charitable gaming net proceeds; and to declare an emergency.

  • House Bill 1187

    Relating to the authority of a school district to pay signing bonuses.

  • House Bill 1207

    Relating to the display of vaccine adverse event data.

  • House Bill 1227

    Relating to a cost-benefit analysis for a measure or policy affecting the legacy fund.

  • House Bill 1228

    Relating to the use of certain marketing practices involving an agreement containing a provision for automatic renewal; and to provide for application.

  • House Bill 1239

    Relating to smaller subsurface water management systems; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.

  • House Bill 1276

    Relating to the agriculture infrastructure grant program; to amend and reenact section 4.1‑01.1‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the agriculture diversification and development fund; to provide an appropriation for the agriculture diversification and development fund; and to provide for a transfer.

  • House Bill 1279

    Relating to compensability for cardiac events for firefighters and law enforcement officers; to amend and reenact sections 65‑01‑15 and 65‑01‑15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to documentation required for firefighters and law enforcement officers and the presumption of compensability for firefighters and law enforcement officers; to provide for retroactive application; and to declare an emergency.

  • House Bill 1393

    Relating to grain and seed warehouses, grain buyers, insolvent grain warehousemen, uniform accounting for public elevators and warehouses, and credit-sale contracts indemnity from title 60; to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 41‑07‑10 and section 51‑23‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cross-references to repealed laws; to repeal chapters 60‑02, 60‑02.1, 60‑04, 60‑05, and 60‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grain and seed warehouses, grain buyers, insolvent grain warehousemen, uniform accounting for public elevators and warehouses, and credit-sale contracts indemnity; to provide a penalty; and to provide a continuing appropriation.

  • House Bill 1429

    Relating to unfair discrimination in the business of insurance and the investment and management of public funds; to amend and reenact section 21‑10‑08.1 and subsection 10 of section 54‑44.4‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition on social investments and restrictions on perpetual contracts; and to provide for a legislative management report.

  • House Bill 1437

    Relating to the creation of regional livestock planning grants; and to provide for an appropriation.

  • Senate Bill 2130

    Relating to the definition of peace officers.

  • Senate Bill 2141

    Relating to the definition of purchase price for motor vehicle excise tax purposes; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2259

    Relating to audit fees charged by the state auditor.

Passed the House · 3
  • House Bill 1119

    Relating to communication of property tax levies with the public.

  • House Bill 1166

    Relating to requirements to cease cloud seeding; to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 61‑04.1‑03, section 61‑04.1‑23, subsection 3 of section 61‑04.1‑24, and sections 61‑04.1‑26, 61‑04.1‑27, and 61‑04.1‑30 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state funding requirements for county weather modification operations; and to provide a penalty.

  • House Bill 1296

    Relating to approval for a gaming site authorization and modification of allowable expense limits.

Passed the Senate · 3
  • Senate Bill 2219

    Relating to civil judgment for nonpayment of statutory fees; to amend and reenact section 14‑08.1‑07, subsection 6 of section 39‑06‑19, section 39‑06‑32, subsection 4 of section 39‑06‑33, subdivision i of subsection 2 of section 39‑06‑49, subsection 5 of section 39‑06.1‑11, and subsection 2 of section 39‑16‑03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to suspension of an operator's license for nonpayment of child support, the issuance of a temporary permit, authority to suspend an operator's license for failure to pay a fine, hearings on suspension or revocation of license, license reinstatement fees, temporary restricted licenses, and entries on driver's record abstract; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide a penalty.

  • Senate Bill 2329

    Relating to a county highway aid fund; to amend and reenact sections 54‑27‑19.1 and 57‑40.3‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to allocations to townships from the township highway aid fund and an allocation of motor vehicle excise tax collections to the township highway aid fund and the county highway aid fund; and to provide an effective date.

  • Senate Bill 2347

    Relating to the threshold for procuring plans, drawings, and specifications from an architect or engineer for construction of a public improvement.

Out of committee · 8
  • House Bill 1194

    Relating to the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon at a public gathering.

  • House Bill 1206

    Relating to the closure of a section line open for public travel.

  • House Bill 1298

    Relating to proof of liability insurance for early childhood programs; to provide for application; and to provide an effective date.

  • House Bill 1356

    Relating to foreign investment in North Dakota; and to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 47‑10.1‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the restriction on acquisition of agricultural lands by aliens.

  • House Bill 1369

    Relating to a fertilizer development fund; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

  • Senate Bill 2174

    Relating to scrap metal dealers; and to provide a penalty.

  • Senate Bill 2175

    Relating to notices of disability benefit reduction.

  • Senate Bill 2218

    Relating to the workers' compensation disability benefits and retirement presumption; and to repeal sections 65‑05‑09.4 and 65‑05‑09.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to workers' compensation additional benefits payable; and to provide for application.