2025-2026 Regular SessionNorth Dakota Legislature

HB1214: 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.

Legislative Summary

AN ACT to create and enact section 15.1-27-31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, 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.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
Introduced, first reading, referred to Education
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Committee Hearing 09:00 (Education)
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Amendment adopted
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Rereferred to Appropriations
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Committee Hearing 09:00 (Appropriations - Education and Environment Division)
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 23 0 0
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Received from House
Senate
3/7/2025
Introduced, first reading, referred to Education
Senate
3/17/2025
Committee Hearing 11:00 (Education)
Senate
3/27/2025
Reported back, do pass 6 0 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Rereferred to Appropriations
Senate
4/10/2025
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 1 0
Senate
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Senate
4/11/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 1
Senate
4/11/2025
Returned to House (12)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Refused to concur
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Conference committee appointed Richter Hanson Schreiber-Beck
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Conference committee appointed Schaible Conley Meyer
Senate
4/28/2025
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Conference committee report adopted
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 5
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
Senate
4/29/2025
Conference committee report adopted
Senate
4/29/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0
Senate
5/1/2025
Signed by President
Senate
5/2/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/17/2025
Signed by Governor 05/05
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment 25.0752.03000

House Amendment 25.0752.03000

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment 25.0752.04000

Senate Amendment 25.0752.04000

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Second reading
4/29/2025
86
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Second reading
4/29/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Second reading
4/11/2025
45
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
2/24/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text5/1/202577.1 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/28/202575.2 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/10/202566.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/30/202565.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202572.6 KB