HB 1199 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the collection of data on missing persons and the missing indigenous people task force; to amend and reenact section 54-12-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the criminal justice data information sharing system; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Summary

Relating to the collection of data on missing persons and the missing indigenous people task force; to amend and reenact section 54‑12‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the criminal justice data information sharing system; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed May 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative format to a modern, streamlined layout with updated header information. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, including provisions for a criminal justice data sharing system, an advisory board, and a missing indigenous people task force.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are purely formatting and presentation.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the 2025 legislative session and modernized the bill title presentation.

Page numbering and layout formatting were changed from traditional multi-column format to a cleaner single-column presentation.

The act summary was slightly expanded to include 'declare an emergency' which was not present in the original text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Apr 25, 2025

How they voted

46–1

Passed

Total votes 47

Apr 28, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

41 Yea 1 Nay

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 11, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02

legislature

May 2, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 05/01

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee report adopted

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1, Emergency clause carried

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference committee report adopted

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee appointed Axtman Larson Powers

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference committee appointed McLeod C. Brown Schneider

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 1

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Appropriations

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:00

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Workforce Development Committee

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 73 nays 12

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 22 0 1

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Appropriations

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 03:15

lower

Jan 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors