SB 2138 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for grants to organizations providing care for the elderly.

SB 2138 allocates $250,000 from North Dakota's general fund to the Department of Health and Human Services for grants to organizations providing care for elderly residents in rural areas. The funding is designated for the 2025-2027 biennium to support these providers directly. This is a funding measure, not a new policy, and specifically targets rural care organizations. The bill was signed into law on April 7, 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

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the first engrossment version, with only formatting and certification details modified to reflect the bill's final status.

Scope change

No substantive scope changes; the bill's applicability, funding amounts, and eligibility criteria remain identical to the first engrossment version.

TECHNICAL

Removed line numbers and page numbering from the text body

Added certification language stating the bill originated in the Senate

Added vote counts from Senate (45-0) and House (84-6) chambers

Added signature lines for Senate leadership, Secretary of Senate, Chief Clerk, and Governor

Added filing date and time fields for Secretary of State

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 47

Jan 30, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

40 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08

legislature

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 04/07

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 6

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 23 0 0

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Appropriations

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass 11 0 2

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:30

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 0

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 11:00

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Appropriations

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 11:00

upper

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors