SB 2258 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 28-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the enforcement of agency rules.

SB 2258 requires North Dakota state agencies to always cite the specific law or rule authorizing their enforcement actions (like notices or orders). If an agency exceeds its legal authority or loses a court challenge, it must report the issue to the Governor's office. The Governor's office must investigate reports of violations, maintain records, and issue an annual report to the legislative committee detailing agencies involved. This bill directly affects all state agencies enforcing rules, adding transparency and accountability to their enforcement processes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transitions from a draft legislative text to its final enrolled version, adding official signatures, vote counts, and certification language. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing a requirement for state agencies to disclose the legal authority behind their rule enforcement actions within ten days of a citizen's request.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to agency enforcement of rules remains identical between versions.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment language including Senate and House vote counts, signatures of legislative officers, and Governor approval lines.

Removed draft numbering and preliminary page headers that were present in the first engrossment version.

Replaced draft bill title and sponsor information with formal enrolled bill formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

30–17

Passed

Total votes 47

Feb 24, 2025

D Democratic5

1 Yea 4 Nay

80% Nay

R Republican42

29 Yea 13 Nay

69% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/25

legislature

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 03/24

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 2

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 08:30

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 30 nays 17

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

Amendment proposed on floor

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 5 1 0

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 09:30

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors