North Dakota

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Increasing Medicaid

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.

S | April 28, 2025
Increasing Medicaid

HB1485 Increasing Medicaid (passed 91 to 2 on 4/25/2025). Increases the "personal monthly needs allowance" for Medicaid recipients by $15 beginning July 1, 2025, and requires an adjustment annually based on inflation.

H | April 25, 2025
Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting

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.

S | April 8, 2025
Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty

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 Would have repealed the state's income tax "marriage penalty."

S | March 25, 2025
Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"

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.

S | March 25, 2025
Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency

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."

S | March 10, 2025
Right to Bear Arms

HB1365 Right to Bear Arms (failed 29 to 62 on 2/25/2025). Would have repealed the ban against possessing a firearm at a "church or other place of worship" and let any political subdivision enact less restrictive ordinances for a "school."

H | February 25, 2025
Kingship of Jesus Christ

HCR3020 Kingship of Jesus Christ (failed 31 to 59 on 2/18/2025). Would have urged North Dakota to "acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ."

H | February 18, 2025
Prenatal Equal Protection Act

HB1373 Prenatal Equal Protection Act (failed 16 to 77 on 2/12/2025). Would have defined the term "human being" under state law to include an "unborn child" from the "moment of fertilization."

H | February 12, 2025
Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines

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.

S | February 10, 2025
\"Defend the Guard\" Bill

HB1315 "Defend the Guard" Bill (failed 10 to 84 on 1/30/2025). Would have prohibited the North Dakota National Guard from being mobilized for active duty combat unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or taken another official constitutional action.

H | January 30, 2025
Republican Form of Government

HCR3003 Republican Form of Government (passed 65 to 28 on 1/29/2025). Proposes that any future amendments to the North Dakota Constitution be submitted to the electorate and receive approval from at least sixty percent of the voters.

H | January 26, 2025
Drones & Autonomous Vehicle Grants

HB1519 Drones & Autonomous Vehicle Grants (Passed 82 to 10 on 4/26/2023). Provides appropriations to the department of career and technical education and agriculture commissioner for uncrewed aircraft system, autonomous vehicle, or other autonomous technology (drone) grants.

H | April 26, 2023
Firearm Merchant Codes

HB1487 Firearm Merchant Codes (Passed 45 to 2 on 4/25/2023). Prohibits financial entities' use of merchant codes to track firearm and ammunition-related purchases.

S | April 25, 2023
Mandatory Dyslexia Screening

HB1231 Mandatory Dyslexia Screening (Passed 85 to 5 on 4/25/2023). Creates a dyslexia and literacy task force, reading instruction competency for teacher licensure, and the dyslexia screening and intervention program.

H | April 25, 2023
Firearm Merchant Codes

HB1487 Firearm Merchant Codes (Passed 81 to 10 on 4/24/2023). Prohibits financial entities' use of merchant codes to track firearm and ammunition-related purchases.

H | April 24, 2023
Raw Milk

HB1515 Raw Milk (Passed 32 to 14 on 4/20/2023). Allows farmers to sell raw milk directly to the consumer.

S | April 20, 2023
Ranked-Choice Voting Ban

HB1273 Ranked-Choice Voting Ban (Veto Override Rejected 28 to 19 on 4/19/2023). Prohibits ranked-choice voting in North Dakota.

S | April 19, 2023
Ranked-Choice Voting Ban

HB1273 Ranked-Choice Voting Ban (Passed 71 to 17 on 4/10/2023). Prohibits ranked-choice voting in North Dakota.

H | April 10, 2023
Sound Money

HB1082 Sound Money (Passed 34 to 12 on 3/10/2023). Changes North Dakota's definition of money to ban free-market-based cryptocurrencies and pave the way for a government-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

S | March 10, 2023
Rescinding Article V Applications

SCR4012 Rescinding Article V Applications (Rejected 15 to 31 on 2/21/2023). Rescinds all extant applications by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, under Article V of the United States Constitution.

S | February 21, 2023
Red-Flag Law Prevention

HB1401 Red-Flag Law Prevention (Rejected 33 to 60 on 2/20/2023). Would have prevented state or local agencies from implementing or enforcing "red flag" gun-control laws, and it would have prevented them from accepting federal money to enforce those laws.

H | February 20, 2023
Property Rights

SB2212 Property Rights (Rejected 12 to 35 on 2/16/2023). Prohibits the use of eminent domain to construct carbon-capture pipelines in North Dakota.

S | February 16, 2023
Sound Money

HB1082 Sound Money (Passed 84 to 9 on 2/15/2023). Changes North Dakota's definition of money to ban free-market-based cryptocurrencies and pave the way for a government-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

H | February 15, 2023
Mask Mandates

HB1323 Mask Mandates (passed 66 to 27 on 4/22/2021). Prevents any government within the state, including schools, from being able to mandate the wearing of masks.

H | April 22, 2021
Mask Mandates

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.

S | April 22, 2021
Nullification

HB1282 Nullification (failed 38 to 55 on 4/19/2021). Creates a committee with the purpose of acting on federal nullification of any unconstitutional law.

H | April 19, 2021
Gun Rights - Enforcement

HB1383 Gun Rights - Enforcement (passed 80 to 12 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.

H | April 19, 2021
Gun Rights

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.

S | April 19, 2021
Gun Rights - Nullification

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.

S | April 1, 2021
Nullification

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.

S | March 31, 2021
Compact for a Balanced Budget

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.

S | March 22, 2021
Article V Con-Con

HCR3033 Article V Con-Con (failed 26 to 65 on 3/3/2021). Would have applied to Congress for a Convention of States to propose a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

H | March 3, 2021
Compact for a Balanced Budget

HB1429 Compact for a Balanced Budget (passed 75 to 19 on 2/18/2021). Extends North Dakota's current membership in the Compact for a Balanced Budget through 2031.

H | February 18, 2021
Gun Rights - Nullification

HB1272 Gun Rights - Nullification (passed 69 to 23 on 2/17/2021). Ensures that personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition manufactured commercially or privately are not subject to unconstitutional federal law.

H | February 17, 2021
Rescinding Article V Applications

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.

S | February 9, 2021
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