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SB 2073 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision xx of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 and section 54-11-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the state treasurer for individuals with access to federal tax information.

SB 2073 amends specific sections of North Dakota's Century Code (12-60-24 and 54-11-16) to update criminal history record check requirements. It directly affects state employees who handle federal tax information, such as those working in the state treasurer's office. The bill revises the process by which the state treasurer conducts these background checks for these specific roles. This is a technical code amendment, not a new policy, and it became law when the governor signed it on March 18, 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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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill adds a new requirement for the North Dakota State Treasurer to conduct criminal history record checks on individuals who will have access to federal tax information. It also establishes a mandatory recheck schedule for these individuals every five years.
Scope change
The bill expands the State Treasurer's authority to require background checks on applicants, employees, and independent contractors who will access federal tax information under chapter 54-11-16.
REQUIREMENT

New requirement for the State Treasurer to require criminal history record checks for anyone with access to federal tax information.

Mandates that criminal history checks must be repeated every five years for individuals with ongoing access to federal tax information.

ENFORCEMENT

Establishes that the nationwide criminal history check must follow the procedures in section 12-60-24.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 15, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 15, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
42 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/18
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 1
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:45
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:15
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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