HB 1425 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-16, a new chapter to title 12, and two new sections to chapter 54-23.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prosecution-led diversion programs, deflection process, and supervision for presentence programs; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an appropriation.

Summary

Relating to prosecution-led diversion programs, deflection process, and supervision for presentence programs; to provide for a legislative management study; to provide for a legislative management report; and to provide an appropriation.

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 13, 2025 Signed May 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its first engrossment version to enrollment, with key substantive changes including the addition of a legislative management study and report requirement, a new exemption for civil liability for good-faith actors, and a revised definition of the deflection process that now excludes cases involving bodily injury or property damage. The implementation timeline for the pilot program was accelerated from July 1, 2026 to January 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include requirements for a legislative management study and report, and the deflection process definition was narrowed to exclude situations involving bodily injury or property damage.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for a legislative management study and report to evaluate the program's effectiveness.

ENFORCEMENT

Added an exemption from civil liability for government agencies, law enforcement, and providers acting in good faith, unless willful and wanton misconduct occurs.

DEFINITION

Modified the deflection process definition to exclude cases where criminal activity involves bodily injury to another person or damage to personal property.

TIMELINE

Accelerated the pilot program implementation deadline from July 1, 2026 to January 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in Section 4, subsection 2, changing 'indigent defense' to 'indigents' and adjusting the biennium end date from 2027 to 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

38–9

Passed

Total votes 47

Apr 14, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

33 Yea 9 Nay

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 1, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29

legislature

May 1, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 04/29

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 65 nays 28

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Concurred

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 38 nays 9

upper

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 14 2 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 2 0

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 09:00

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 69 nays 23

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 2 0

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 9 5 0

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 09:00

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors