HCR 3003 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment.

HCR 3003 proposes changing the voting requirement needed to approve constitutional amendments in North Dakota. It specifically amends two sections of the state constitution (Article III, Section 9 and Article IV, Section 16) that currently set the threshold for such approvals. This bill directly affects how future constitutional amendments are voted on by the public, potentially altering the percentage of votes required. The summary is limited to the procedural change in the constitutional amendment process itself, as no specific new threshold or additional details are provided in the abstract.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill changes the threshold for approving constitutional amendments in North Dakota from a simple majority to sixty percent of votes cast. It applies to both initiative petitions and legislative amendments, requiring higher voter approval for any changes to the state constitution.
Scope change
The bill expands the approval threshold requirement to apply uniformly to all constitutional amendments, whether proposed by citizens through initiative or by the legislature.
REQUIREMENT

Increased the vote threshold for constitutional amendments from a simple majority to sixty percent of votes cast.

TIMELINE

Specifies that the proposed amendments must be submitted to voters at the 2026 general election.

TECHNICAL

Changed document formatting from numbered line format to standard legislative resolution format with signatures and filing information.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

3313
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic5
1 Yea 4 Nay
80% Nay
R Republican42
32 Yea 9 Nay 1
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/15
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-13-1)
senate
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-28-1)
house
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 5 0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:45
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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