SCR 4021 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A concurrent resolution urging the United States Federal Government, Congress, and the Governor of North Dakota to end the disadvantaged business enterprise program.

This North Dakota concurrent resolution urges the federal government, Congress, and the North Dakota Governor to end the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, which provides contracting preferences for certain businesses. It cites the program's alleged cost burdens on contractors and references a court case (Mid-America Milling Co. v. USDOT) finding its race-based criteria potentially unconstitutional. The resolution specifically directs North Dakota's Department of Transportation to terminate its DBE program and supports legal efforts to eliminate the program. As a symbolic resolution, it expresses legislative position but does not change current law.
Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formatted and finalized for enrollment, adding standard legislative assembly headers, page numbers, and official signatures. The substantive policy content urging the end of the disadvantaged business enterprise program remains unchanged from the introduced version.
TECHNICAL

Added formal legislative assembly headers, session dates, and page numbering to match official enrollment formatting standards.

Added signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Chief Clerk of the House.

Added filing information section for the Secretary of State to record when the resolution was officially filed.

Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

7512
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 91
Mar 7, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Nay 1
90% Nay
R Republican80
75 Yea 2 Nay 3
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/12
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-12-4)
house
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:30
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Justin Gerhardt
Justin Gerhardt
RRepublican
ND
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