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ND SB 2147

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AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsection to section 15-62.5-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections 15-10-38.1, 15-10-38.2, 15-63-05, and 15.1-21-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.

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

Description

Relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; to amend and reenact sections 15‑10‑38.1, 15‑10‑38.2, 15‑63‑05, and 15.1‑21‑02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation.

Introduced
2025-01-07
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-11 — Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jonathan Sicklerprimary
  • Ronald Sorvaagcosponsor
  • Donald Schaiblecosponsor
  • Mark Sanfordcosponsor
  • David Richtercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-07

    Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-22

    Committee Hearing 10:00

  3. 2025-01-22

    Reported back, do pass 6 0 0

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-01-22

    Rereferred to Appropriations

  5. 2025-02-03

    Committee Hearing 02:30

  6. 2025-02-13

    Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 2 1

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-14

    Amendment proposed on floor

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2025-02-14

    Amendment failed

    amendment-failure

  9. 2025-02-14

    Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 3

    passage,reading-2

  10. 2025-02-17

    Received from Senate

  11. 2025-02-18

    Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee

    introduction

  12. 2025-03-10

    Committee Hearing 10:00

  13. 2025-03-11

    Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-12

    Amendment adopted

  15. 2025-03-12

    Rereferred to Appropriations

  16. 2025-03-13

    Committee Hearing 03:30

  17. 2025-03-28

    Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 15 8 0

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-31

    Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

  19. 2025-04-01

    Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 55 nays 33

    passage,reading-2

  20. 2025-04-02

    Returned to Senate (12)

  21. 2025-04-09

    Refused to concur

  22. 2025-04-09

    Conference committee appointed Axtman Sorvaag Gerhardt

  23. 2025-04-16

    Conference committee appointed Richter Nathe Hanson

  24. 2025-04-24

    Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

    committee-passage

  25. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee report adopted

  26. 2025-04-25

    Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 4

    passage,reading-2

  27. 2025-04-25

    Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

    committee-passage

  28. 2025-04-28

    Conference committee report adopted

  29. 2025-04-28

    Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 63 nays 26

    passage,reading-2

  30. 2025-05-01

    Signed by Speaker

  31. 2025-05-01

    Signed by President

  32. 2025-05-01

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  33. 2025-05-02

    Signed by Governor 05/02

    executive-signature

  34. 2025-06-11

    Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147

    2025-02-14 · pass · 41-3

    Member-level votes (47)
    • 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
    • Dick Dever: yes
    • Michael Dwyer: yes
    • Mark Enget: 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
    • Richard Marcellais: yes
    • Tim Mathern: yes
    • Scott Meyer: yes
    • Dale Patten: yes
    • Bob Paulson: yes
    • Michelle Powers: yes
    • Kristin Roers: yes
    • Dean Rummel: yes
    • Donald Schaible: yes
    • Ronald Sorvaag: yes
    • Paul J. Thomas: yes
    • Desiree van Oosting: yes
    • Terry M. Wanzek: yes
    • Mark F. Weber: yes
    • Kent Weston: yes
    • Mike Wobbema: yes
    • Kyle Davison: no
    • Jeffery J. Magrum: no
    • Chuck Walen: no
    • Robert Erbele: other
    • Janne Myrdal: other
    • Jonathan Sickler: other
  • Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147

    2025-04-01 · pass · 55-33

    Member-level votes (94)
    • Dick Anderson: yes
    • Karen A. Anderson: yes
    • Mike Beltz: yes
    • Glenn Bosch: yes
    • TJ Brown: yes
    • Liz Conmy: yes
    • Jayme Davis: yes
    • Gretchen Dobervich: yes
    • Jason Dockter: yes
    • Clayton Fegley: yes
    • Lisa Finley-DeVille: 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
    • Craig Headland: yes
    • Pat D. Heinert: yes
    • Zachary Ista: yes
    • Jim Jonas: yes
    • Karen Karls: yes
    • Dwight Kiefert: yes
    • Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
    • Mike Lefor: yes
    • Donald W. Longmuir: yes
    • Andrew Marschall: yes
    • Carrie McLeod: yes
    • Lisa Meier: yes
    • Alisa Mitskog: yes
    • David Monson: yes
    • Desiree Morton: yes
    • Mike Motschenbacher: yes
    • Eric J. Murphy: yes
    • Mike Nathe: yes
    • Jon O. Nelson: yes
    • Anna S. Novak: yes
    • Jeremy L. Olson: yes
    • Doug Osowski: yes
    • Mitch Ostlie: yes
    • Todd Porter: yes
    • David Richter: yes
    • Karen M. Rohr: yes
    • Mark Sanford: yes
    • Bernie Satrom: yes
    • Austen Schauer: yes
    • Mary Schneider: yes
    • Cynthia Schreiber-Beck: yes
    • Gregory Stemen: yes
    • Steve Swiontek: yes
    • Nathan Toman: yes
    • Scott Wagner: yes
    • Jonathan Warrey: yes
    • Bert Anderson: no
    • Mike Berg: no
    • Macy Bolinske: no
    • Nels Christianson: no
    • Ty Dressler: no
    • Jay Fisher: no
    • Dori Hauck: no
    • Matthew Heilman: no
    • Donna Henderson: no
    • Jared Hendrix: no
    • Dawson Holle: no
    • Jeff Hoverson: no
    • Jorin Johnson: no
    • Daniel Johnston: no
    • Jim Kasper: no
    • Ben Koppelman: no
    • Scott Louser: no
    • Roger A. Maki: no
    • Dennis Nehring: no
    • SuAnn Olson: no
    • Brandy L. Pyle: no
    • Nico Rios: no
    • Dan Ruby: no
    • Matthew Ruby: no
    • Mike Schatz: no
    • Vicky Steiner: no
    • Bill Tveit: no
    • Lori VanWinkle: no
    • Steve Vetter: no
    • Don Vigesaa: no
    • Daniel R. Vollmer: no
    • Robin Weisz: no
    • Christina Wolff: no
    • Landon Bahl: other
    • Mike Brandenburg: other
    • Collette Brown: other
    • Keith Kempenich: other
    • Bob Martinson: other
    • Emily O'Brien: other
  • Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147

    2025-04-25 · pass · 41-4

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Michelle Axtman: yes
    • Jeff Barta: yes
    • Todd Beard: yes
    • Brad Bekkedahl: 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
    • Kathy Hogan: yes
    • Greg Kessel: yes
    • Jerry Klein: yes
    • Judy Lee: yes
    • Randy D. Lemm: yes
    • Larry Luick: 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
    • Mike Wobbema: yes
    • Keith Boehm: no
    • Mark Enget: no
    • Justin Gerhardt: no
    • Jeffery J. Magrum: no
    • David Hogue: other
    • Diane Larson: other
  • Motion for Final Passage on SB 2147

    2025-04-28 · pass · 63-26

    Member-level votes (94)
    • Bert Anderson: yes
    • Karen A. Anderson: yes
    • Mike Beltz: yes
    • Glenn Bosch: yes
    • Mike Brandenburg: yes
    • TJ Brown: yes
    • Liz Conmy: yes
    • Jayme Davis: yes
    • Gretchen Dobervich: yes
    • Jason Dockter: yes
    • Clayton Fegley: yes
    • Lisa Finley-DeVille: yes
    • Jay Fisher: yes
    • Austin Foss: yes
    • Karen Grindberg: yes
    • Jim Grueneich: yes
    • LaurieBeth Hager: yes
    • Jared C. Hagert: yes
    • Karla Rose Hanson: yes
    • Patrick R. Hatlestad: yes
    • Craig Headland: yes
    • Pat D. Heinert: yes
    • Zachary Ista: yes
    • Jim Jonas: yes
    • Karen Karls: yes
    • Keith Kempenich: yes
    • Dwight Kiefert: yes
    • Lawrence R. Klemin: yes
    • Mike Lefor: yes
    • Donald W. Longmuir: yes
    • Scott Louser: 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
    • Doug Osowski: yes
    • Mitch Ostlie: yes
    • Todd Porter: yes
    • Brandy L. Pyle: yes
    • David Richter: yes
    • Mark Sanford: yes
    • Bernie Satrom: 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
    • Don Vigesaa: yes
    • Daniel R. Vollmer: yes
    • Scott Wagner: yes
    • Jonathan Warrey: yes
    • Robin Weisz: yes
    • Mike Berg: no
    • Macy Bolinske: no
    • Nels Christianson: no
    • Ty Dressler: no
    • Kathy Frelich: no
    • Dori Hauck: no
    • Matthew Heilman: no
    • Donna Henderson: no
    • Jared Hendrix: no
    • Dawson Holle: no
    • Jeff Hoverson: no
    • Jorin Johnson: no
    • Daniel Johnston: no
    • Ben Koppelman: no
    • Roger A. Maki: no
    • Desiree Morton: no
    • Dennis Nehring: no
    • SuAnn Olson: no
    • Nico Rios: no
    • Karen M. Rohr: no
    • Dan Ruby: no
    • Matthew Ruby: no
    • Mike Schatz: no
    • Lori VanWinkle: no
    • Steve Vetter: no
    • Christina Wolff: no
    • Dick Anderson: other
    • Landon Bahl: other
    • Collette Brown: other
    • Jim Kasper: other
    • Andrew Marschall: other

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