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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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
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Jan 10, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican42
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
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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