ND HB 1437

enacted

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher education.

North Dakota · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) · lower

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Quick answers

Did ND HB 1437 pass?

Yes. ND HB 1437 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-21): Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17

What is ND HB 1437 about?

Relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher education.

Who sponsors ND HB 1437?

Mike Motschenbacher is the primary sponsor of ND HB 1437, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher education.

Introduced: 2025-01-15
Latest action: 2025-04-21 — Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-04-21
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/17
introduction
2025-04-18
Signed by Governor 04/15
executive-signature
2025-04-14
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-04-14
Signed by Speaker
2025-04-09
Signed by President
2025-04-07
Second reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 7
passage,reading-2
2025-04-07
Concurred
2025-03-27
Returned to House (12)
2025-03-26
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 28 nays 19
passage,reading-2
2025-03-26
Reconsidered
2025-03-25
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 20 nays 26
reading-2
2025-03-24
Laid over one legislative day
2025-03-21
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2025-03-20
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 4 1 1
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11
Committee Hearing 10:00
2025-02-20
Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
introduction
2025-02-19
Received from House
2025-02-18
Second reading, passed, yeas 84 nays 5
passage,reading-2
2025-02-17
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2025-02-14
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 2 3
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07
Committee Hearing 09:30
2025-01-15
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437
2025-02-19 · pass · 84-5
Member-level votes (94)
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Macy Bolinske: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Collette Brown: yes
- Nels Christianson: yes
- Jayme Davis: yes
- Gretchen Dobervich: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Ty Dressler: yes
- Clayton Fegley: yes
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: yes
- Jay Fisher: yes
- Austin Foss: yes
- Kathy Frelich: yes
- Karen Grindberg: yes
- Jim Grueneich: yes
- LaurieBeth Hager: yes
- Jared C. Hagert: yes
- Karla Rose Hanson: yes
- Patrick R. Hatlestad: yes
- Dori Hauck: yes
- Craig Headland: yes
- Matthew Heilman: yes
- Pat D. Heinert: yes
- Donna Henderson: yes
- Dawson Holle: yes
- Jeff Hoverson: yes
- Zachary Ista: yes
- Jorin Johnson: yes
- Daniel Johnston: yes
- Jim Jonas: yes
- Karen Karls: yes
- Jim Kasper: yes
- Keith Kempenich: yes
- Dwight Kiefert: yes
- Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
- Ben Koppelman: yes
- Mike Lefor: yes
- Donald W. Longmuir: yes
- Scott Louser: yes
- Roger A. Maki: yes
- Andrew Marschall: yes
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- Alisa Mitskog: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Desiree Morton: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Dennis Nehring: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- SuAnn Olson: yes
- Doug Osowski: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Nico Rios: yes
- Karen M. Rohr: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Matthew Ruby: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Bernie Satrom: yes
- Mike Schatz: yes
- Austen Schauer: yes
- Mary Schneider: yes
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Nathan Toman: yes
- Bill Tveit: yes
- Lori VanWinkle: yes
- Steve Vetter: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Mike Beltz: no
- Liz Conmy: no
- Jared Hendrix: no
- Eric J. Murphy: no
- Christina Wolff: no
- Dick Anderson: other
- Landon Bahl: other
- Josh Christy: other
- Jeremy L. Olson: other
- Steve Swiontek: other
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437
2025-03-25 · fail · 20-26
Member-level votes (47)
- Todd Beard: yes
- Keith Boehm: yes
- Jose L. Castaneda: yes
- David A. Clemens: yes
- Claire Cory: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Justin Gerhardt: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Larry Luick: yes
- Jeffery J. Magrum: yes
- Janne Myrdal: yes
- Michelle Powers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Desiree van Oosting: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Kent Weston: yes
- Mike Wobbema: yes
- Michelle Axtman: no
- Jeff Barta: no
- Josh Boschee: no
- Ryan Braunberger: no
- Randy A. Burckhard: no
- Sean Cleary: no
- Cole Conley: no
- Kyle Davison: no
- Mark Enget: no
- Robert Erbele: no
- Kathy Hogan: no
- David Hogue: no
- Jerry Klein: no
- Judy Lee: no
- Richard Marcellais: no
- Tim Mathern: no
- Scott Meyer: no
- Dale Patten: no
- Bob Paulson: no
- Kristin Roers: no
- Donald Schaible: no
- Jonathan Sickler: no
- Ronald Sorvaag: no
- Paul J. Thomas: no
- Chuck Walen: no
- Terry M. Wanzek: no
- Brad Bekkedahl: other
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437
2025-03-26 · pass · 28-19
Member-level votes (47)
- Todd Beard: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Keith Boehm: yes
- Jose L. Castaneda: yes
- David A. Clemens: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Claire Cory: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Mark Enget: yes
- Justin Gerhardt: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Larry Luick: yes
- Jeffery J. Magrum: yes
- Scott Meyer: yes
- Janne Myrdal: yes
- Bob Paulson: yes
- Michelle Powers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Paul J. Thomas: yes
- Desiree van Oosting: yes
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Kent Weston: yes
- Mike Wobbema: yes
- Michelle Axtman: no
- Jeff Barta: no
- Josh Boschee: no
- Ryan Braunberger: no
- Randy A. Burckhard: no
- Sean Cleary: no
- Robert Erbele: no
- Kathy Hogan: no
- David Hogue: no
- Jerry Klein: no
- Judy Lee: no
- Richard Marcellais: no
- Tim Mathern: no
- Dale Patten: no
- Kristin Roers: no
- Donald Schaible: no
- Jonathan Sickler: no
- Ronald Sorvaag: no
- Terry M. Wanzek: no
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1437
2025-04-07 · pass · 83-7
Member-level votes (94)
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Macy Bolinske: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Collette Brown: yes
- TJ Brown: yes
- Nels Christianson: yes
- Liz Conmy: yes
- Jayme Davis: yes
- Gretchen Dobervich: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Ty Dressler: yes
- Clayton Fegley: yes
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: yes
- Jay Fisher: yes
- Austin Foss: yes
- Kathy Frelich: yes
- Karen Grindberg: yes
- Jim Grueneich: yes
- Jared C. Hagert: yes
- Patrick R. Hatlestad: yes
- Dori Hauck: yes
- Craig Headland: yes
- Matthew Heilman: yes
- Pat D. Heinert: yes
- Donna Henderson: yes
- Dawson Holle: yes
- Jeff Hoverson: yes
- Jorin Johnson: yes
- Daniel Johnston: yes
- Jim Jonas: yes
- Karen Karls: yes
- Jim Kasper: yes
- Keith Kempenich: yes
- Dwight Kiefert: yes
- Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
- Ben Koppelman: yes
- Mike Lefor: yes
- Donald W. Longmuir: yes
- Scott Louser: yes
- Roger A. Maki: yes
- Andrew Marschall: yes
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Desiree Morton: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Dennis Nehring: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- Jeremy L. Olson: yes
- SuAnn Olson: yes
- Doug Osowski: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Nico Rios: yes
- Karen M. Rohr: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Matthew Ruby: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Mike Schatz: yes
- Austen Schauer: yes
- Mary Schneider: yes
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Nathan Toman: yes
- Bill Tveit: yes
- Steve Vetter: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Mike Beltz: no
- LaurieBeth Hager: no
- Karla Rose Hanson: no
- Jared Hendrix: no
- Zachary Ista: no
- Eric J. Murphy: no
- Christina Wolff: no
- Alisa Mitskog: other
- Jon O. Nelson: other
- Bernie Satrom: other
- Lori VanWinkle: other

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