HCR 3032 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A concurrent resolution to create and enact a new section to article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the minimum wage.

HCR 3032 is a proposed constitutional amendment (not a regular bill) that would establish a minimum wage of $9.25 per hour for all North Dakota workers, effective January 1, 2027. It requires annual automatic increases tied to the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban consumers, rounded up to the nearest five cents, with the first adjustment based on the 2025 CPI data. If approved by voters in 2026, this would directly affect all employers across the state by mandating these wage standards. The amendment must be ratified by North Dakota voters at the 2026 general election, as it modifies the state constitution.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Mar 7, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

1177
Failed · 3 other
Total votes 91
Mar 7, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2 Nay
81% Yea
R Republican80
2 Yea 75 Nay 3
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 7, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (11-77-3)
house
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 11 0 2
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of LaurieBeth Hager
LaurieBeth Hager
DDemocratic
ND
21