A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-66-04.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to ethics commission advisory opinions.
The provided context does not include details about the specific changes proposed in HB 1046 or the mechanics of the amendment to section 54-66-04.2 of the North Dakota Century Code. The bill's title and abstract only indicate it relates to ethics commission advisory opinions, but the context lacks concrete policy language or affected parties. Without specifics on what the amendment would alter (e.g., process, eligibility, or scope), a factual summary cannot be generated. The bill failed to pass on January 14, 2025, but this outcome does not describe the bill's content.
Bill status
passed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Failed
Jan 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Jan 14, 2025
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INTRODUCED
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill renumbered sections from 25.8023.01000 to 25.8023.02000 and changed the voting threshold for issuing advisory opinions from a majority vote to a vote of four out of five commission members. This lowers the bar for issuing opinions, making them easier to obtain. The substantive content of the advisory opinion rules and related provisions remains otherwise unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, but the threshold for issuing advisory opinions was lowered, making it easier for the ethics commission to provide guidance to public officials, candidates, and lobbyists.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the voting threshold for issuing advisory opinions from a majority vote of the entire commission to a vote of four of the five members of the commission.
TECHNICAL
Renumbered all section numbers from 25.8023.01000 to 25.8023.02000 to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Updated bill header information to reflect the change from introduced to first engrossment status.
Floor votes · House Jan 14, 2025
How they voted
12–78
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 92
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican81
96% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (12-78-2)
house
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 13 1 0
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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