HB 1077 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 54-52-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of national guard security officer and firefighter.

HB 1077 amends the North Dakota Century Code to update the legal definition of "national guard security officer" and "firefighter" within specific sections of the law. This procedural bill clarifies terminology for these roles without creating new obligations or benefits. It was signed into law by the Governor on March 14, 2025, and is now part of North Dakota statute. The bill directly affects how these terms are interpreted in related legal contexts but does not alter eligibility, duties, or other policy provisions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 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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MINOR
This bill amends the definition of 'national guard security officer or firefighter' in the North Dakota Century Code to clarify that these roles include security police employees, security officer employees, and firefighter employees of the North Dakota National Guard. The change formalizes the classification of these personnel within the state's legal framework.
Scope change
The scope of the definition was expanded to explicitly include three distinct categories of National Guard employees: security police, security officers, and firefighters.
DEFINITION

Updated the legal definition of 'national guard security officer or firefighter' to explicitly list security police employees, security officer employees, and firefighter employees of the North Dakota National Guard as participating members.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Jan 17, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 7, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
42 Yea
100% 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 47 nays 0
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 0 2
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:15
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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