ND HB 1621
enactedAN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the presidential physical fitness test in physical education courses in elementary, middle, and high schools and providing exceptions to the test; and to provide an effective date.
North Dakota · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did ND HB 1621 pass?
Yes. ND HB 1621 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23
What is ND HB 1621 about?
Relating to requiring the presidential physical fitness test in physical education courses in elementary, middle, and high schools and providing exceptions to the test; and to provide an effective date.
Who sponsors ND HB 1621?
Legislative Management is the primary sponsor of ND HB 1621.
Description
Relating to requiring the presidential physical fitness test in physical education courses in elementary, middle, and high schools and providing exceptions to the test; and to provide an effective date.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-01-28 — Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Legislative Managementprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-28
Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23
introduction
2026-01-23
Signed by Governor 01/23
executive-signature
2026-01-23
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-01-23
Signed by Speaker
2026-01-23
Signed by President
2026-01-23
Returned to House
2026-01-23
Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 3
passage,reading-2
2026-01-22
Engrossment placed on calendar 12 2 0
2026-01-22
Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee
introduction
2026-01-22
Received from House
2026-01-22
Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 2
passage,reading-2
2026-01-22
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2026-01-21
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 1 1
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-21
Committee Hearing 01:00
2026-01-21
Committee Hearing 11:00
2026-01-21
Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621
2026-01-22 · pass · 90-2
Member-level votes (94)
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Mike Beltz: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Macy Bolinske: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Collette 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
- Kathy Frelich: yes
- Karen Grindberg: yes
- Jim Grueneich: yes
- LaurieBeth Hager: 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
- Jared Hendrix: 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
- Representative Dustin McNally: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- Alisa Mitskog: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Desiree Morton: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Eric J. Murphy: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Dennis Nehring: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: 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
- Kathy Skroch: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Representative Kelby Timmons: 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
- Christina Wolff: yes
- Austin Foss: no
- Karla Rose Hanson: no
- TJ Brown: other
- Mary Schneider: other
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621
2026-01-23 · pass · 43-3
Member-level votes (47)
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Todd Beard: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Keith Boehm: yes
- Ryan Braunberger: yes
- Randy A. Burckhard: yes
- Jose L. Castaneda: yes
- Sean Cleary: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Claire Cory: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: yes
- Mark Enget: yes
- Robert Erbele: yes
- Justin Gerhardt: yes
- Kathy Hogan: yes
- David Hogue: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Jerry Klein: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Judy Lee: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Larry Luick: yes
- Jeffery J. Magrum: yes
- Richard Marcellais: yes
- Tim Mathern: yes
- Scott Meyer: yes
- Janne Myrdal: yes
- Dale Patten: yes
- Bob Paulson: yes
- Michelle Powers: yes
- Kristin Roers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Donald Schaible: yes
- Jonathan Sickler: yes
- Ronald Sorvaag: yes
- Paul J. Thomas: yes
- Desiree van Oosting: yes
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Terry M. Wanzek: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Kent Weston: yes
- Josh Boschee: no
- David A. Clemens: no
- Mike Wobbema: no
- Michelle Axtman: other
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