AN ACT to amend and reenact section 61-02-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the vice chairman of the state water commission.
HB 1043 amends North Dakota's Century Code to change the rules for selecting the vice chairman of the state water commission. This procedural bill updates Section 61-02-08 of the code, directly affecting the water commission's leadership structure. The bill was enacted after receiving final approval from the Governor on March 14, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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This bill amends the North Dakota Century Code to clarify the leadership structure and meeting requirements for the State Water Commission. It specifies that the governor serves as chairman while commission members select a vice chairman, and establishes that the governor or their representative must preside at all meetings, with the vice chairman stepping in only if both the governor and their representative are absent or disabled.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the State Water Commission's operational procedures, specifically meeting frequency and leadership roles.
REQUIREMENT
Meeting frequency requirement remains at least once every two months, but leadership presiding rules were clarified to prioritize the governor or their representative over the vice chairman for meeting presiding duties.
Explicitly states the governor serves as chairman of the commission, whereas previous versions only implied this role.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and certification language were updated to reflect the bill's progression from introduction to enrollment, including vote counts and signature lines.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Jan 17, 2025
How they voted
46–1
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 7, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican42
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/14
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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