SB 2157 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the creation of a farm safety insurance discount program.

SB 2157 mandates a legislative study to examine creating a farm safety insurance discount program. The study will determine if farmers and ranchers could receive insurance premium discounts after completing a safety course, including developing course requirements, discount amounts, and eligibility criteria. It requires input from the insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, North Dakota State University extension, and agricultural insurance agencies. The study, to be completed by the 2025-26 interim, will report findings and proposed legislation to the next legislative assembly. This bill does not create the program itself but sets the groundwork for potential future policy.
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 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally introduced and progressed through the legislative process from introduction to enrollment, with the text being reformatted from a draft version to an official enrolled version. The substantive policy content regarding the legislative management study on farm safety insurance discounts remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction format to an official enrolled format, including adding the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly header, removing line numbers, and adding certification signatures from Senate leadership, House leadership, and the Governor.

Official vote counts were added showing the Senate vote (86 yeas, 7 nays, 1 absent) and House vote (47 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent), confirming the bill passed both chambers.

Formal enrollment certification language was added, certifying the bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate Bill No. 2157.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 20, 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
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/25
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 7
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:00
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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