ND SB 2004
enactedAN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the ethics commission; to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 and two new sections to chapter 54-66 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-13-02, 54-66-01, 54-66-04, 54-66-05, 54-66-06, and 54-66-07, subsection 2 of section 54-66-08, and sections 54-66-09, 54-66-10, 54-66-12, and 54-66-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency.
North Dakota · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislative Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did ND SB 2004 pass?
Yes. ND SB 2004 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-11): Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
What is ND SB 2004 about?
Relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑13‑02, 54‑66‑01, 54‑66‑04, 54‑66‑05, 54‑66‑06, and 54‑66‑07, subsection 2 of section 54‑66‑08, and sections 54‑66‑09, 54‑66‑10, 54‑66‑12, and 54‑66‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency.
Who sponsors ND SB 2004?
Appropriations is the primary sponsor of ND SB 2004.
Description
Relating to immunity and a defense for individuals voting on legislation, closure of a matter of the ethics commission, rules for complaint management time standards, and an ethics commission annual report; to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑13‑02, 54‑66‑01, 54‑66‑04, 54‑66‑05, 54‑66‑06, and 54‑66‑07, subsection 2 of section 54‑66‑08, and sections 54‑66‑09, 54‑66‑10, 54‑66‑12, and 54‑66‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity from criminal prosecution, definitions, ethics commission meetings, complaints, an informal resolution process, law enforcement referrals, findings, appeals, confidential information related to a complaint, and conflicts of interest; and to declare an emergency.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Latest action
- 2025-06-11 — Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Appropriationsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-11
Filed with Secretary Of State 05/19
introduction
2025-05-17
Signed by Governor, but item veto 05/19
executive-signature
2025-05-02
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-02
Signed by President
2025-05-02
Signed by Speaker
2025-05-02
Emergency clause carried
2025-05-02
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 71 nays 19
passage,reading-2
2025-05-02
Conference committee report adopted
2025-05-02
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
committee-passage
2025-05-02
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carried
passage,reading-2
2025-05-02
Conference committee report adopted
2025-05-02
Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar
committee-passage
2025-04-24
Conference committee appointed Louser Martinson Hanson
2025-04-17
Appoint Sen. Mathern to replace Sen. Cleary on conference committee
2025-04-16
Conference committee appointed Dever Cleary Davison
2025-04-16
Refused to concur
2025-04-14
Returned to Senate (12)
2025-04-14
Emergency clause carried
2025-04-14
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 65 nays 29
passage,reading-2
2025-04-14
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2025-04-11
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 19 3 1
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-18
Committee Hearing 09:00
2025-02-18
Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee
introduction
2025-02-12
Received from Senate
2025-02-11
Second reading, passed, yeas 25 nays 21
passage,reading-2
2025-02-10
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
2025-02-07
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 6 1
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-14
Committee Hearing 10:00
2025-01-07
Introduced, first reading, referred Appropriations Committee
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004
2025-02-11 · pass · 25-21
Member-level votes (47)
- Michelle Axtman: yes
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Josh Boschee: yes
- Ryan Braunberger: yes
- Randy A. Burckhard: yes
- Sean Cleary: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Kathy Hogan: yes
- David Hogue: yes
- Greg Kessel: yes
- Diane Larson: yes
- Judy Lee: yes
- Randy D. Lemm: yes
- Richard Marcellais: yes
- Tim Mathern: yes
- Dale Patten: yes
- Kristin Roers: yes
- Dean Rummel: yes
- Jonathan Sickler: yes
- Ronald Sorvaag: yes
- Terry M. Wanzek: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Todd Beard: no
- Keith Boehm: no
- Jose L. Castaneda: no
- David A. Clemens: no
- Claire Cory: no
- Michael Dwyer: no
- Mark Enget: no
- Robert Erbele: no
- Justin Gerhardt: no
- Jerry Klein: no
- Larry Luick: no
- Jeffery J. Magrum: no
- Scott Meyer: no
- Bob Paulson: no
- Michelle Powers: no
- Donald Schaible: no
- Paul J. Thomas: no
- Desiree van Oosting: no
- Chuck Walen: no
- Kent Weston: no
- Mike Wobbema: no
- Janne Myrdal: other
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004
2025-04-14 · pass · 65-29
Member-level votes (94)
- Bert Anderson: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Landon Bahl: yes
- Mike Beltz: yes
- Mike Berg: yes
- Macy Bolinske: yes
- Glenn Bosch: yes
- Mike Brandenburg: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Ty Dressler: yes
- Clayton Fegley: yes
- Jay Fisher: 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
- Jorin Johnson: 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
- Andrew Marschall: yes
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Eric J. Murphy: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- Jeremy L. Olson: yes
- SuAnn Olson: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Nico Rios: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Matthew Ruby: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Bernie Satrom: yes
- Austen Schauer: yes
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Nathan Toman: yes
- Bill Tveit: yes
- Lori VanWinkle: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Karen A. Anderson: no
- Collette Brown: no
- TJ Brown: no
- Nels Christianson: no
- Liz Conmy: no
- Jayme Davis: no
- Gretchen Dobervich: no
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: no
- Austin Foss: no
- Kathy Frelich: no
- LaurieBeth Hager: no
- Karla Rose Hanson: no
- Donna Henderson: no
- Jared Hendrix: no
- Dawson Holle: no
- Jeff Hoverson: no
- Zachary Ista: no
- Daniel Johnston: no
- Roger A. Maki: no
- Alisa Mitskog: no
- Desiree Morton: no
- Dennis Nehring: no
- Doug Osowski: no
- Karen M. Rohr: no
- Mike Schatz: no
- Mary Schneider: no
- Vicky Steiner: no
- Steve Vetter: no
- Christina Wolff: no
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2004
2025-05-02 · pass · 44-2
Member-level votes (141)
- Michelle Axtman: yes
- Jeff Barta: yes
- Todd Beard: yes
- Brad Bekkedahl: yes
- Keith Boehm: yes
- Josh Boschee: yes
- Ryan Braunberger: yes
- Randy A. Burckhard: yes
- Jose L. Castaneda: yes
- Sean Cleary: yes
- David A. Clemens: yes
- Cole Conley: yes
- Claire Cory: yes
- Kyle Davison: yes
- Dick Dever: yes
- Michael Dwyer: 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
- Chuck Walen: yes
- Terry M. Wanzek: yes
- Mark F. Weber: yes
- Mike Wobbema: yes
- Mark Enget: no
- Desiree van Oosting: no
- Kent Weston: other
- 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
- Nels Christianson: yes
- Jayme Davis: yes
- Jason Dockter: yes
- Ty Dressler: yes
- Clayton Fegley: 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
- Daniel Johnston: yes
- Jim Jonas: yes
- Karen Karls: 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
- Bob Martinson: yes
- Carrie McLeod: yes
- Lisa Meier: yes
- Alisa Mitskog: yes
- David Monson: yes
- Mike Motschenbacher: yes
- Eric J. Murphy: yes
- Mike Nathe: yes
- Jon O. Nelson: yes
- Anna S. Novak: yes
- Emily O'Brien: yes
- Jeremy L. Olson: yes
- SuAnn Olson: yes
- Mitch Ostlie: yes
- Todd Porter: yes
- Brandy L. Pyle: yes
- David Richter: yes
- Karen M. Rohr: yes
- Dan Ruby: yes
- Mark Sanford: yes
- Bernie Satrom: yes
- Mike Schatz: yes
- Austen Schauer: yes
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
- Vicky Steiner: yes
- Gregory Stemen: yes
- Steve Swiontek: yes
- Nathan Toman: yes
- Lori VanWinkle: yes
- Don Vigesaa: yes
- Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
- Scott Wagner: yes
- Jonathan Warrey: yes
- Robin Weisz: yes
- Christina Wolff: yes
- Collette Brown: no
- Liz Conmy: no
- Gretchen Dobervich: no
- Lisa Finley-DeVille: no
- Austin Foss: no
- Karla Rose Hanson: no
- Donna Henderson: no
- Jared Hendrix: no
- Dawson Holle: no
- Jeff Hoverson: no
- Zachary Ista: no
- Jorin Johnson: no
- Desiree Morton: no
- Dennis Nehring: no
- Doug Osowski: no
- Nico Rios: no
- Mary Schneider: no
- Bill Tveit: no
- Steve Vetter: no
- TJ Brown: other
- Jim Kasper: other
- Andrew Marschall: other
- Matthew Ruby: other
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