HB 1213 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to provide for a transfer to the infrastructure revolving loan fund.

HB 1213 establishes a new "Jail Improvement Revolving Loan Fund" administered by the Bank of North Dakota to provide low-interest loans for jail infrastructure projects. It directly affects counties and regional correctional authorities, enabling them to apply for loans (up to $40 million at 2% interest over 30 years) to renovate, expand, or replace aging jail facilities meeting specific cost and capacity criteria. The bill creates a committee to review applications based on factors like inmate occupancy, structure age, and community support, and mandates a $200 million transfer from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund to seed the new loan program for the 2025-2027 biennium. The fund operates as a revolving loan program, with principal and interest repayments replenishing the fund for future projects.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed both 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Failed

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED → FIRST ENGROSSMENT · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its focus from creating a new jail improvement loan fund to amending an existing infrastructure revolving loan fund. The scope was narrowed from general jail facility improvements to specifically funding correctional facilities, and a $50 million transfer was added for the 2025-2027 biennium.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from creating a new committee and fund for jail improvements to amending an existing infrastructure revolving loan fund, with funding now restricted specifically to correctional facilities.

SCOPE

Changed from creating a new jail improvement revolving loan fund to amending subdivision m of section 6-09-49 of the North Dakota Century Code regarding infrastructure revolving loan funds.

FISCAL

Added a $50,000,000 transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the infrastructure revolving loan fund for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY

Restructured the bill to focus on correctional facilities within the existing infrastructure revolving loan fund rather than creating a separate committee and fund for jail improvements.

REQUIREMENT

Removed provisions for creating a new jail facilities improvement committee with specific member composition, duties, and compensation.

Removed detailed provisions for loan eligibility criteria, prioritization systems, and specific loan terms that were part of the original jail improvement fund proposal.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

20–27

Failed

Total votes 47

Mar 27, 2025

D Democratic5

4 Yea 1 Nay

80% Yea

R Republican42

16 Yea 26 Nay

61% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 27, 2025

Vote failed

Senate Vote: fail (20-27)

senate

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 11 5 0

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 02:30

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 28

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 16 3 4

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Appropriations

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 6

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 0

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:30

lower

Jan 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Political Subdivisions Committee

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors