SCR 4007 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.

Summary
Relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill adds substantive policy changes to the text of a constitutional amendment proposal, specifically adding a 'Statement of Intent' section and formatting the bill header with sponsor names and session dates. The core constitutional amendment text itself remains largely unchanged, though it contains some apparent typos in the original draft that were preserved in this version.
TECHNICAL

Added a 'Statement of Intent' section explaining that the measure requires constitutional amendments and initiative petitions to be comprised of a single subject.

Added sponsor information listing Senators Hogue, Klein, Dever and Representatives Klemin, Lefor, Weisz.

Added session header information identifying the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota in Regular Session commencing January 7, 2025.

Reformatted the document header from a multi-line layout to a more compact single-line format with sponsor names included.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

461
Passed
Total votes 47
Feb 24, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1 Nay
80% Yea
R Republican42
42 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29
upper
Apr 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-36-1)
house
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report adopted
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject)
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report adopted
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject)
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Appoint Rep. Bahl to replace Rep. T. Brown on conference committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed Rohr Steiner T. Brown
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Roers Lee Braunberger
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0
lower
Mar 14, 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
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors