HB 1504 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 37-14-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the veterans' postwar trust fund.

HB 1504 amends North Dakota's veterans' postwar trust fund to clarify its permanent status and management. It requires all investment income from the fund to be used exclusively for veteran programs or services, with funds automatically appropriated to the veterans' affairs committee for the following biennium. The bill adds a new provision allowing veterans' organizations (as defined in state law) to donate funds specifically for programs preventing and eliminating veteran homelessness. These changes ensure the fund's resources directly support veterans' needs through established administrative channels.

Issues: ✓ Housing ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

SECOND ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the North Dakota Century Code to clarify and strengthen the management of the veterans' postwar trust fund. It reorganizes the fund's structure to ensure investment income is properly allocated for veteran services and administrative costs, while also allowing veterans organizations to donate funds specifically for homeless veterans' services.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the veterans' postwar trust fund, but it clarifies the fund's purpose and adds provisions for donations from veterans organizations to address veteran homelessness.

FISCAL

Clarified that investment income from the trust fund must be used for veteran benefit programs and administrative costs, with specific rules on how income earned in one biennium is appropriated for the next biennium.

ELIGIBILITY

Added provision allowing veterans organizations to donate funds to the trust fund specifically for homeless veterans' services to prevent and eliminate veteran homelessness.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document format from a reengrossed legislative bill to an enrolled bill with signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 47

Mar 25, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

40 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03

legislature

Apr 4, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 04/02

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:30

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee

upper

Feb 26, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (87-0-4)

house

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 20 0 3

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Appropriations

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 02:45

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 11:00

lower

Jan 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors