HB 1437 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher education.

HB 1437 proposes to create a new section within the North Dakota Century Code, specifically chapter 15-10. This new section would establish policy related to academic tenure at institutions of higher education across North Dakota. While the bill aims to create new regulations or guidelines concerning tenure, the provided information does not detail the specific changes or mechanisms it would implement.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers and awaiting gubernatorial approval. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the first engrossment version, with only formatting, page numbering, and certification signatures updated to reflect the final legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the enrollment status, including removal of draft markings and addition of final certification signatures from legislative officers and the governor.

Vote counts from both the House (83-7-4) and Senate (28-19-0) were added to document the legislative approval process.

Drafting markings such as 'FIRST ENGROSSED' and page numbers with deletion/insertion indicators were removed to present the clean, final version of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 7, 2025

How they voted

28–19

Passed

Total votes 47

Mar 26, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican42

28 Yea 14 Nay

66% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17

legislature

Apr 18, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 04/15

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 7

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Concurred

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 28 nays 19

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 1 1

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:00

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 5

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 2 3

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 09:30

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors