HB 1408 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-03-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to annually reconvened sessions of the legislative assembly; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

HB 1408 amends North Dakota's law governing when the legislature reconvenes after its regular session ends. The bill changes the schedule for annual legislative reconvening, sets an effective date for the change, and includes an expiration date after which the old rules would resume. This procedural bill affects how the North Dakota Legislature organizes its meeting schedule, specifically altering the timing for mandatory annual reconvened sessions. It does not change substantive laws or policies.
Bill status passed both 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 21, 2025

How they voted

1730
Failed
Total votes 47
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1 Nay
80% Yea
R Republican42
13 Yea 29 Nay
69% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 7 0
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 64 nays 26
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 9 1
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Appropriations
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass 11 2 1
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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