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SB 2120 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to provide for a transfer to the highway patrol troopers' retirement system fund.

SB 2120 transfers $35.7 million from North Dakota's Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund to the Highway Patrol Troopers' Retirement System Fund. This transfer directly benefits highway patrol troopers by increasing the retirement fund's financial coverage to 90% of its required liability by January 2026. The funds will be used during the 2025-2027 biennium to strengthen the retirement system's financial stability. The bill is a straightforward financial adjustment with no new policy provisions.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill transfers $35.7M to strengthen highway patrol troopers' retirement benefits, directly supporting employment benefits for a specific worker group.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED → Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally introduced and enrolled in the North Dakota legislative process, moving from draft status to official enrollment. The most significant substantive change is the transfer amount, which was reduced from $35.7 million to $15 million for funding the highway patrol troopers' retirement system. The bill's purpose remains the same: to increase the funded liability of the retirement plan during the 2025-2027 biennium.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it still authorizes a transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the highway patrol troopers' retirement system fund.
FISCAL

The transfer amount was reduced from $35,700,000 to $15,000,000, significantly decreasing the funding allocated to the highway patrol troopers' retirement system.

REQUIREMENT

The original requirement to increase the funded liability to ninety percent as of January 1, 2026 was removed, leaving only the general purpose of increasing funded liability during the biennium.

TECHNICAL

The bill was formally enrolled with signatures from Senate and House leadership, certifying its passage and moving it to the Governor for approval.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
39 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
legislature
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/17
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 6
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Appropriations
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass 10 0 3
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 08:45
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 15 0 1
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:45
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Appropriations
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass 6 0 0
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:00
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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