2025-2026 Regular SessionNorth Dakota Legislature

SB2308: Occupational and professional boards, the midwest interstate passenger rail compact, prison industry advisory committee, energy policy commission, medical marijuana advisory committee, onsite wastewater recycling technical committee, state board of water well contractors, committee on aging, brain injury advisory council, early childhood council, unemployment insurance advisory council, commission on the status of women, health information technology advisory committee, poet laureate nominating board, rural development council, America 250 commission, atmospheric resource board, and Devils Lake outlet management advisory committee; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Legislative Summary

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 23.1-01, a new section to chapter 54-07, and two new sections to chapter 61-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to standards for well drilling and installation of water well pumps, pitless units, and monitoring wells, a boards review task force, a water well contractors advisory board, and requirements for firms engaged in water well work, installation of water well pump and pitless units, monitoring well work, and drilling of geothermal systems; to amend and reenact section 6-09-43, subdivision j of subsection 2 of section 15.1-01-04, sections 15.1-07-33 and 23-35-02.2, subsection 1 of section 50-06-01.4, sections 52-02-02 and 52-02-08, subsection 1 of section 54-07-01.2, sections 54-54-05, 54-59-26, 54-59-27, 54-59-34, 54-59-36, 54-59-37, 54-59-39, 61-03-01.3, 61-04.1-03, 61-04.1-08, 61-04.1-09, 61-04.1-12, 61-04.1-14, 61-04.1-15, 61-04.1-16, 61-04.1-17, 61-04.1-18, 61-04.1-19, 61-04.1-20, 61-04.1-21, 61-04.1-33, 61-04.1-34, 61-04.1-37, 61-04.1-38, and 61-04.1-39, and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 65-02-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the wastewater recycling treatment guide, boards and commissions, the unemployment insurance advisory council, gubernatorial appointments, the committee on aging, health information technology advisory committee, statewide longitudinal data system committee, atmospheric resource board, the department of health and human services, the council on the arts, the state engineer, the superintendent of public instruction, job service North Dakota, and workforce safety and insurance coordinating committee; to repeal chapter 8-11.1, sections 12-48-06.1, 15.1-37-05, 15.1-37-06, and 15.1-37-08, chapter 17-07, sections 19-24.1-38, 19-24.1-39, and 23-35-02.3, chapters 34-16 and 43-35, sections 50-06-05.6, 50-06.4-10, 50-11.1-25, 50-11.1-26, 50-11.1-27, 52-02-07, 54-34.3-10, 54-54-10, 54-59-25, 54-59-33, 54-59-35, 54-59-38, 54-60-25, 55-01-13, 55-01-14, 61-04.1-04, 61-04.1-05, 61-04.1-06, 61-04.1-07, and 61-04.1-10, and chapter 61-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational and professional boards, the midwest interstate passenger rail compact, prison industry advisory committee, energy policy commission, medical marijuana advisory committee, onsite wastewater recycling technical committee, state board of water well contractors, committee on aging, brain injury advisory council, early childhood council, unemployment insurance advisory council, commission on the status of women, health information technology advisory committee, poet laureate nominating board, rural development council, America 250 commission, atmospheric resource board, and Devils Lake outlet management advisory committee; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Introduced, first reading, referred to State and Local Government
Senate
2/6/2025
Committee Hearing 02:00 (State and Local Government)
Senate
2/24/2025
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0
Senate
2/25/2025
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Senate
2/25/2025
Amendment proposed on floor
Senate
2/25/2025
Amendment failed
Senate
2/25/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 30 nays 15
Senate
2/25/2025
Received from Senate
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Introduced, first reading, referred to Government and Veterans Affairs
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Committee Hearing 10:00 (Government and Veterans Affairs)
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 2 1
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 7
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Returned to Senate (12)
Senate
4/14/2025
Refused to concur
Senate
4/14/2025
Conference committee appointed Roers Barta Lee
Senate
4/16/2025
Conference committee appointed Bahl Karls Satrom
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
Senate
4/24/2025
Conference committee report adopted
Senate
4/24/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 27 nays 19
Senate
4/24/2025
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Second reading
4/24/2025
27
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
3/28/2025
85
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Second reading
2/25/2025
30
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/25/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/23/2025180.3 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/23/2025158.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/24/2025160.2 KB
Amended
Bill Text3/24/2025156.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/25/202546.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/24/2025184.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/24/2025156.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/20/2025147.7 KB