HB 1112 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 54-52-01, section 54-52-06.4, subsection 3 of section 54-52-17, and subsection 4 of section 54-52-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to membership of the public employees retirement system.

HB 1112 amends specific sections of North Dakota's public employees retirement system membership rules in the Century Code. The bill modifies provisions related to eligibility, membership requirements, or administrative procedures for the retirement system, though the exact changes to subsections 54-52-01(8), 54-52-06.4, and 54-52-17(3) and (4) are not detailed in the provided abstract. It directly affects public employees covered by the retirement system in North Dakota. The bill was signed into law by the Governor on March 24, 2025, and filed with the Secretary of State. (Note: The provided context lacks specific details on the policy changes, so this summary reflects the bill's procedural nature and current status.)
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 24, 2025
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INTRODUCED Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates North Dakota's public employee retirement system rules for firefighters and peace officers, including new employment hour requirements for firefighter eligibility, adjusted contribution rates, and expanded retirement age options for certain categories of workers.
Scope change
The bill expands eligibility criteria and retirement options for specific public safety employees, particularly adding a new retirement date category for peace officers employed by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
ELIGIBILITY

Firefighters employed after July 31, 2017 must now work at least 32 hours per week and 20 weeks per year to qualify for the retirement system, a new requirement not previously specified.

FISCAL

Peace officer contribution rates increase from 4% to 5% starting January 2024, and to 6% starting January 2025, while firefighter contributions remain at 6%.

TIMELINE

A new retirement date option was added for peace officers at the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, allowing retirement at age 65 or with 85 combined years of service and age.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'firefighter' was updated to include specific employment hour requirements and clarify that National Guard firefighters are excluded from certain provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Jan 14, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 11, 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 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
legislature
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/21
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:45
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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