AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 47-30.2-04, 47-30.2-24, 47-30.2-32, 47-30.2-39, 47-30.2-50, 47-30.2-52, 47-30.2-55, and 47-30.2-63 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform unclaimed property act; and to declare an emergency.
HB 1149 amends specific sections of North Dakota's unclaimed property law to adopt the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. It directly affects financial institutions, businesses, and individuals with unclaimed assets like forgotten bank accounts or uncashed checks. The bill updates procedures for reporting, holding, and returning unclaimed property to rightful owners, while declaring an emergency to expedite implementation. (Note: The provided context does not specify exact changes to the code sections or additional provisions beyond adopting the revised act.)
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
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 1, 2025
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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Enrollment
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MODERATE
This bill updates the North Dakota Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act by modernizing formatting and consolidating the bill's text. The substantive legal content regarding unclaimed property definitions, timeframes, and record retention requirements remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the scope or applicability of the unclaimed property act; changes are primarily formatting and structural.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'FIRST ENGROSMENT' designation and replaced it with 'In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025' and updated bill header formatting.
Reorganized the bill text structure, moving the 'BE IT ENACTED' language to a new position and consolidating section headers for better readability.
Deleted the 'FIRST ENGROSMENT' title page header that appeared in the previous version.
Added session date information ('In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025') to the bill header.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Jan 28, 2025
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Mar 21, 2025
D
Democratic5
60% Yea
R
Republican42
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
legislature
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/27
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry and Business Committee
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0, Emergency clause carried
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:00
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 08:30
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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