Richard Marcellais

HB1485 Increasing Medicaid (passed 46 to 1 on 4/28/2025). Increases the “personal monthly needs allowance” for Medicaid recipients by $15 beginning July 1, 2025, and requires an adjustment annually based on inflation.

HB1297 Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting (passed 38 to 8 on 4/8/2025). Prohibits ranked-choice voting, as well as approval voting, in all elections.

HB1388 Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty (failed 13 to 33 on 3/25/2025). Would have repealed the state’s income tax “marriage penalty.”

HB1418 Warrantless Arrest for "Harassment" (passed 44 to 1 on 3/25/2025). Creates an exemption for a law-enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant for the offense of “harassing” a public safety agency.

HB1441 Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (failed 18 to 27 on 3/10/2025). Would have excluded a Central Bank Digital Currency from the definition of “money,” while recognizing gold and silver specie as “legal tender.”

SB2322 Stopping CO2 Pipelines (failed 21 to 26 on 2/10/2025). Would have revoked the common-carrier status of, and ended the use of eminent domain for, carbon dioxide pipelines.

HB1323 Mask Mandates (passed 32 to 15 on 4/22/2021). Prevents any government within the state, including schools, from being able to mandate the wearing of masks.

HB1383 Gun Rights (passed 40 to 7 on 4/19/2021). Prohibits a law enforcement officer or individual employed by the government within the state to provide assistance with an investigation, prosecution, or enforcement of an unconstitutional federal gun control law.

HB1272 Gun Rights - Nullification (failed 10 to 37 on 4/1/2021). Ensures that personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition manufactured commercially or privately are not subject to unconstitutional federal gun control law.

HB1282 Nullification (passed 32 to 15 on 3/31/2021). Creates a committee with the purpose of acting on federal nullification of any unconstitutional law.

HB1429 Compact for a Balanced Budget (passed 37 to 10 on 3/22/2021). Extends North Dakota's current membership in the Compact for a Balanced Budget through 2031.

SCR4004 Rescinding Article V Applications (failed 15 to 32 on 2/9/2021).  Rescinds all existing applications the North Dakota legislature to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution. See U.S. Const., amend. VI.