Sen. Jonathan Sickler

Maddy summaryHCR 3038 is a formal legislative resolution congratulating the YMCA on its 175th anniversary in the United States. It acknowledges the YMCA’s historical contributions, including founding programs like basketball, youth engagement initiatives, and pandemic-era support services. The resolution directs the Secretary of State to send copies to all North Dakota YMCA locations (Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot) but contains no new policies, funding, or binding obligations. This is a symbolic gesture with no concrete policy impact.

Relating to the membership of the clean sustainable energy authority and the clean sustainable energy fund line of credit; and to provide for a transfer.

Maddy summarySB 2354 updates North Dakota's rules for personal electronic device use in schools serving prekindergarten through 12th grade. It amends existing law to clarify that schools can establish their own policies governing when and how students may use devices like phones or tablets during the school day. The bill provides a framework for school districts to create consistent rules, rather than banning devices outright. This directly affects all public and private K-12 schools in North Dakota that provide prekindergarten through secondary education.

Relating to a limited exemption for development incentive wells; to amend and reenact sections 57‑51‑02.6, 57‑51‑05, and 57‑51.1‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the temporary exemption for oil and gas wells employing a system to avoid flaring, an exemption from gross production tax for gas produced from certain enhanced oil recovery projects, and the definition of development incentive well; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections 15‑10‑38.1, 15‑10‑38.2, 15‑63‑05, and 15.1‑21‑02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.

Maddy summarySB 2256 creates a new grant program in North Dakota for research technology parks, providing state funding to support these facilities. It directly affects eligible entities like universities, research institutions, or private developers seeking to establish or expand technology-focused park projects within the state. The bill authorizes a specific appropriation (funding allocation) for these grants and requires grantees to submit a report on program outcomes. This legislation establishes a formal mechanism for state financial support of research infrastructure development.

Relating to statutory fees for traffic offenses and a motor vehicle owner's responsibility regarding a driver who flees a peace officer; and to provide a penalty.

Relating to transportation weighted student unit equivalents; to amend and reenact sections 15.1‑31‑05 and 15.1‑27‑31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to open enrollment transportation; to repeal sections 15.1‑27‑26.1, 15.1‑27‑27.1, 15.1‑27‑28.1, 15.1‑27‑30.1, and 15.1‑27‑31.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to payments for school district transportation of students, special education students, and career and technical education students, the distribution of transportation payments in the event of school district closure, and state transportation payments to school districts; and to provide an effective date.

Relating to removal, resignation and death of a guardian, notices in a guardianship, notices in a conservatorship, and confidentiality of reports; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23‑12‑13, subsection 1 of section 25‑03.1‑18.1, subsection 1 of section 27‑20.1‑17, sections 30.1‑01‑06 and 30.1‑28‑03.1, subsection 3 of section 30.1‑28‑03.2, section 30.1‑28‑04, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑28‑05, section 30.1‑28‑07, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑28‑09, sections 30.1‑28‑10.1, 30.1‑28‑12, 30.1‑28‑12.1, 30.1‑28‑12.2, and 30.1‑29‑05, subsection 6 of section 30.1‑29‑07, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑29‑08, sections 30.1‑29‑13 and 30.1‑29‑18, subsection 3 of section 30.1‑29‑19, subsection 1 of section 30.1‑29‑20.1, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑29‑22, and subsection 5 of section 30.1‑29‑25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to incapacitated persons, court-authorized involuntary treatment, guardianship of a child, guardianship of an incapacitated person, and protection of property of persons under disability and minors; and to repeal sections 30.1‑26‑01, 30.1‑28‑08, and 30.1‑28‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to visitors in a guardianship proceeding and appointment of successor guardians.

Maddy summaryThis bill, HB 1225, proposes changes to North Dakota law concerning reckless endangerment and habitual offenders. It aims to amend specific sections of the North Dakota Century Code related to these criminal classifications and also includes provisions for penalties. However, the provided information does not detail the specific changes or mechanisms the bill introduces regarding these offenses.