SB 2050 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 54-12-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the director of the state crime laboratory.

SB 2050 is a procedural bill amending a specific section of North Dakota's criminal justice code related to the state crime laboratory director. It modifies subsection 1 of Section 54-12-24 in the North Dakota Century Code, though the exact nature of the amendment is not detailed in the provided abstract. This bill directly affects the administrative structure of the state crime laboratory by updating the code governing the director's role. As a technical code amendment, it does not create new policies or impact specific groups beyond the laboratory's operational framework. The bill was signed into law by the Governor on March 14, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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INTRODUCED Enrollment · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill creates a new state crime laboratory as a division within the Attorney General's office, establishing it with a director, state toxicologist, and other personnel. The laboratory is authorized to charge fees for services and must remain administratively separate from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Scope change
New entity created - the state crime laboratory is established as a new division within the Attorney General's office with defined leadership structure and operational independence from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
SCOPE

Establishes a new state crime laboratory as a division of the Attorney General's office

DEFINITION

Defines the laboratory's leadership structure including a director, state toxicologist, and other appointed personnel

REQUIREMENT

Requires the state crime laboratory to be administratively separated from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Director serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General with salary set by the Attorney General within legislative appropriation limits

FISCAL

Authorizes the laboratory to establish and charge fees for services rendered

Floor votes · Senate Jan 10, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Jan 10, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
41 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/14
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 3 1
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:55
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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