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House Bill 1030 — Treatment courts (renames \"drug court\" to \"treatment court\"): Introduced by the Legislative Management at the request of the Judiciary Committee. Committee reported a do‑pass recommendation. Final recorded vote: 89 yays, 1 nay. (Bill amends multiple sections of the North Dakota Century Code to change references from \"drug court\" to \"treatment court\".)

House Bill 1031 — Technical corrections to Century Code references: Introduced by the Legislative Management at the request of the Judiciary Committee; committee recommended do‑pass. Final recorded vote: 91 yays, 0 nays. (Corrects improper, inaccurate, redundant or obsolete statutory references.)

House Bill 1045 — Private Investigative and Security Board fees: Introduced by Industry, Business and Labor Committee at the Board’s request. Establishes application and renewal fees (not to exceed $60; late fee not to exceed $20) for non‑licensed officers and for remote/online apprentice security training; committee reported a do‑pass with a fiscal note estimating modest revenue. Final recorded vote: 91 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1059 — Sentencing alternatives (clarifies misdemeanor class for certain 360‑day sentences): Introduced by the Judiciary Committee at the request of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; committee recommended do‑pass. Floor debate clarified the bill’s purpose is to prescribe class A misdemeanor where a 360‑day sentence is applied as a sentencing alternative. Final recorded vote: 88 yays, 3 nays.

House Bill 1040 — Drought disaster livestock water assistance eligibility: Introduced by the Agriculture Committee at the request of the Department of Water Resources. The bill removes a requirement that applicants first apply to USDA before seeking state assistance, expediting aid during drought. Committee recommended do‑pass. Final vote recorded on the floor as \"Final vote shows 9 to 1 yays, 0 nays\" (as read on the transcript).

House Bill 1084 — Eggs and poultry statutory updates: Introduced by the Agriculture Committee at the request of the Agriculture Commissioner; committee recommended do‑pass. The measure repeals obsolete licensing provisions for buyers, sellers and producers of eggs and poultry because there are currently no producers eligible for grading services in the state. Final recorded vote: 89 yays, 1 nay.

House Bill 1085 — Federal meat inspection alignment: Introduced by the Agriculture Committee at the request of the Agriculture Commissioner to align state statute with USDA meat and poultry inspection regulations; committee recommended do‑pass. Final recorded vote: 90 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1103 — Dry pea and lentil council definition changes: Introduced by Representative Bels and other sponsors; committee recommended do‑pass. Modifies eligibility to run for the council to account for longer crop rotation cycles. Final recorded vote: 90 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1115 — Tax commissioner forms, bonds and penalties changes: Introduced by Finance and Taxation Committee at the request of the Tax Commissioner; committee recommended do‑pass. Bill updates requirements for forms, reports and bonds and increases a penalty from $10 to $15 per return (removing a $2,000 cap) for certain statements due after Dec. 31, 2025. Final recorded vote: 90 yays, 0 nays.

House Bill 1107 — AmeriCorps Segal Education Award income tax exclusion: Introduced by the Finance and Taxation Committee at the request of the Tax Commissioner; committee recommended do‑pass. The bill would exclude a single AmeriCorps Segal Education Award from North Dakota taxable income; committee reported a do‑pass but debate included opposition to targeted tax exclusions. Final recorded vote: 84 yays, 5 nays.

Several other routine agenda items were handled, committee reports adopted, and members were excused before the House adjourned until the next scheduled floor session.

Votes and committee recommendations above are taken from the floor record as read into the transcript and reflect the final recorded tallies announced by the clerk. When the transcript listed a fiscal note or cited Century Code sections, those citations were included in committee summaries as read on the House floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session- Jan 10, 2025\t","oneSentenceSummary","During a floor session the North Dakota House of Representatives approved a series of bills spanning judiciary, agriculture, licensing and taxation, with most measures receiving unanimous or strongly favorable recorded votes.","taxTitle","House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28308,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6393276,"House approves funding for counseling to jurors exposed to graphic evidence",955,1665000,2620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107634-bb41c8101b0de56022271e24badeb8ba&start=1665&end=2620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107634-bb41c8101b0de56022271e24badeb8ba/thumbnail_1665000.jpg","/articles/6393276/North-Dakota/House-approves-funding-for-counseling-to-jurors-exposed-to-graphic-evidence","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6393276-f2a013f49420c146260d824f907d6c22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177531&Signature=MHUkWABzUXlRe1zbs0l5P9TjCzjb3TJBmUbSZawBo5Za9xoFWhCAqi5YDwYnqUEagCVjCoss4mL6cbvcJzZ7imwZJalq5YF-L6L4Ph6fmipCsUWzLiPzUGRP9jA~PxrkI-K4dUQbTntX4~rQp7NHpOSXbekt-NcOOT4mh0lL2YzIpNlGSSrsfE4TWvkCEWt5ySdqqRPlYeisyOfbtsxXvlHf204U3Vq~KeQBHx7yVqNbWQVs7uZA9v4zCV8ubSHM6uLKT0h254U6rzMevTkdqKrJv5~XVFATFZ882MQarcLt7E~CZ5xew5AxOyvJ-TggM~5xeJ0fAWx2tnM9AI33og__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota House of Representatives approved House Bill 1047, a measure to provide state-funded counseling for jurors who experience severe emotional trauma from exposure to graphic or gruesome evidence during trials. The bill passed on the floor by a recorded vote of 80 ayes and 11 nays.

Supporters said the bill recognizes that jurors are compelled by the state to serve and sometimes face testimony or evidence that can cause lasting psychological harm. Representative Jeff Hoverson, who presented the bill, said it was modeled on a program in Alaska and defended the fiscal estimate: \"If the government compels somebody and that person gets injured, I look at it very similar to if we if somebody goes to war for us and they get injured, we have a responsibility to take care of the people that we send.\" He told colleagues the committee relied on the state court administrator’s modeling when setting the biennial fiscal note.

Opponents focused on precedent and the adequacy of the fiscal note. Representative Kathryn Vetter said she opposed the measure because it \"is a little beyond the scope of what we should be really doing\" and warned it could set a precedent for future counseling obligations. Representative Scott Murphy urged caution about the fiscal estimate, asking lawmakers to consider scenarios in which many jurors seek services and whether the $10,000 figure in the fiscal note would be sufficient.

The bill requires counseling, if needed, to occur within 180 days after a juror is discharged. Supporters acknowledged that post‑traumatic symptoms sometimes appear later; Representative Hoverson said the 180‑day window was taken from the Alaska model presented to the committee. Representative Debra Johnston, who noted past law‑enforcement debriefing practices, described the potential severity of jurors’ reactions to graphic evidence and supported providing assistance.

House Bill 1047 carried a fiscal note estimated at $10,000 in the 2025–27 biennium and $12,000 in the 2027–29 biennium, as presented by the judiciary committee. The judiciary committee recommended a do‑pass report. The measure now awaits any further steps required by legislative process.

Votes at a glance: Final tally recorded on the floor — 80 ayes, 11 nays. The bill text creates a new section in chapter 29–22 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to juror counseling and specifies types of qualifying cases and timing for counseling.

The debate on the House floor focused on the program’s fiscal assumptions, the 180‑day limit for accessing counseling, and whether the judiciary should be the vehicle for proposing this new policy. Supporters repeatedly cited the involuntary nature of jury service; opponents raised concerns about precedent and the sufficiency of the fiscal estimate.","The North Dakota House passed House Bill 1047 to provide limited state-funded counseling for jurors exposed to extraordinarily graphic or traumatic evidence. The bill passed after floor debate about fiscal estimates, the scope of judicially‑sponsored legislation and whether 180 days is a sufficient window for counseling.","actionData","errors"]

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