AN ACT to create and enact sections 59‑04.2‑03.1 and 59‑09‑04.1, chapter 59‑10.1, section 59‑14‑05, and chapters 59‑16.1, 59‑16.2, and 59‑16.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to actions to contest the validity of a trust, trust decanting, and directed trustees; to amend and reenact sections 47‑02‑27.4, 59‑04.2‑03, and 59‑16‑13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exclusions from the rule against perpetuities and a trustee's duty to inform; to repeal sections 59‑14‑01, 59‑14‑04, and 59‑16‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the capacity of a settlor of a revocable trust, actions contesting the validity of a trust, and powers to direct a trustee; and to provide for retroactive application.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 9, 2017
Signed Mar 22, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2017 · House Feb 21, 2017
How they voted
33–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 10, 2017
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/22
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/21
lower
Mar 10, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-2-1)
senate
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 11:00
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 21, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (62-11-1)
house
Feb 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 2 0
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 18, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:25
lower
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
KM
Kelly M. Armstrong
RRepublican
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