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Representative Vegathoff, presenting the conference report, said the committee added $1,000,000 to guardianship grants administered by OMB to help counties recruit guardians. The package also reduces base operations funding for Prairie Public (no ongoing base funding was restored) but provides $400,000 for infrastructure (receivers/transmitters) and reduces a state facility maintenance fund by $6,000,000 (from $40,000,000 to $34,000,000). Representative Vegathoff said the conference committee moved the state hospital construction project from the Department of Human Services to OMB because OMB manages state facilities and had engaged a construction manager; the committee adopted a $300,000,000 project total, with $200,000,000 from the State Investment Fund and a $100,000,000 line of credit.

Vegathoff also described a recently resolved lawsuit related to expenses incurred during the DAPL protests. The conference committee inserted a section providing that when the state receives approximately $28,000,000 in settlement funds, the state may pay off the related loan immediately to avoid further interest and deposit the remainder into the general fund. He noted the committee sought an emergency clause so the payment could be made promptly upon receipt of funds.

Representative Vegathoff described an estimated need of roughly $300,000,000 across agencies to cover salary shortfalls from the new and vacant FTE pool reductions and urged the emergency clause to allow timely payment. The bill also includes $545,000 for the Uniform Law Commission and adjusts a prior transfer amount to counties from approximately $250,000,000 to $235,800,000.

On final consideration the clerk recorded the vote: 76 yeas and 9 nays. House Bill 10-15 was declared passed and the emergency clause carries.

The conference report also establishes a steering committee for the state hospital project composed of members of the House and Senate and agency stakeholders (DHS, OMB) to oversee construction.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session Friday, May 2, 2025 11:31 PM - 4:12 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The House approved the Office of Management and Budget appropriation, moving the state hospital construction project into OMB with a $300 million project total and adding $1 million for county guardianship grants; the bill anticipates a roughly $28 million settlement to repay a DAPL‑related loan and carries emergency provisions.","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},6252405,"House approves Industrial Commission budget with pipeline capacity authority and Bank of North Dakota study funding",1494,6756000,8250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e&start=6756&end=8250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e/thumbnail_6756000.jpg","/articles/6252405/North-Dakota/House-approves-Industrial-Commission-budget-with-pipeline-capacity-authority-and-Bank-of-North-Dakota-study-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252405-3b9b38ebb3acd6043be3f44fdab74439/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175743&Signature=hkMsLAbDMOz5z-18bhVqHGhTmvTPaEVYv~T0b8iblcjZD9HaZ7orl8gx5HqaVquXeqneg2cH8y8pMR8BfI-S3Hysr6fRe4WOmAfa~w2jU~FXalOMY8mSGl8mvAE5Vw2ifUfLil0aNwSAkf6bNP2NHK1WfB6cohDWhPMA4qfLfZrLdh17Vco~bUjqh-bXyISQWXb03QIshlcVeoVsVFZ6bnWXsi-SaOnrKQ7LD32FOYHA~LGsDv0LpxjgOlCet6I~7IIXpsfVZa5oC6uBglI9xPN3y3A0BhCy5eYNAYgu2M-pLay7HNqlJqyKIKOiI193XHkA8wMKS-EwGkkrUiDUEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota House adopted the conference committee report and passed Senate Bill 20-14, a multi-part budget for the Industrial Commission and several entities under its supervision, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Housing Finance Authority, the Department of Mineral Resources and the Mill and Elevator.

Representative Munson summarized conference committee actions: a $250,000 one‑time appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota for an economic study of western North Dakota; removal of three FTEs and $13.5 million tied to a rent stabilization program that had been moved from the human services budget; and language authorizing up to $5,000,000 in profits from the Bank of North Dakota for an interest-rate buydown on a Theodore Roosevelt Library construction line of credit. Munson said none of that $5,000,000 is for a new endowment and that no money has yet been borrowed on that line of credit.

The conference committee reduced the pipeline capacity program cap from $120,000,000 per biennium in the House version to $100,000,000, and the report requires that if a pipeline entity has not come forward by Dec. 30, 2026, $100,000,000 for the 2027-29 biennium will be withdrawn. Munson emphasized the committee’s view that the state’s potential participation would be as a customer buying capacity, not a developer subsidy, and that the state does not intend to remain a long-term pipeline owner but is seeking to move natural gas to eastern markets to preserve oil revenue.

Other conference committee actions included a $10,000,000 housing incentive fund allocation for homeless grants (with technical placement changes), a reduction of clean sustainable energy grant authority to zero (a $45,000,000 reduction returning funds to SIF), and several technical and report requirements. The floor discussion included questions from Representative Nelson about the pipeline exposure and the timeline for commitments; Munson answered that the $100,000,000 cap is the only state exposure proposed and that the Dec. 30, 2026 commitment deadline is intended to determine whether funds will be released in future biennia.

On final passage the clerk recorded the vote: 74 yeas and 15 nays. Senate Bill 20-14 was declared passed.","The House passed Senate Bill 20-14, funding the Industrial Commission and related entities while authorizing a Bank of North Dakota study, limiting pipeline capacity purchases to $100 million per biennium and setting a Dec. 30, 2026 commitment deadline.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252400,"House passes revised campaign disclosure bill with delayed threshold increase and stiffer fines",384,13956000,14340000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e&start=13956&end=14340","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e/thumbnail_13956000.jpg","/articles/6252400/North-Dakota/House-passes-revised-campaign-disclosure-bill-with-delayed-threshold-increase-and-stiffer-fines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252400-bc57ddcf7dca8e16193cea24c3507d9c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175743&Signature=XUbxmEqhxQANyaGM8~Ilm-y43PVC9Z0csvCjaZuSyJ0unkiFqkDZOXVFH3b-GvaQECXiGmmNqpRiDlv8uWwFnH~WHJuo0qR0S39D9qHFc2Rc8vH5JaB50Iv5FKLZAxLqfqomvara3Vw-pGHQ8EdPJEkJ~6VMKVAxk3Kx-bvxw2CzSsZQAxpZhtPhBicZ0FO2E0ZtgFi7-KBOX75SIPuSq-gti-L-5uwysfS9ArLWxKlHFUsBVPwui-XmnAX9mKPeS8iHGocPyFm7TJweKKeBbCcRql5qAajQOa~PblPEXiH~HQihuGvhyz2kR0ELL~IIyLYWZwIMPx71tIoBaEL11g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota House adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 13-77, a campaign disclosure and election law bill, and passed the measure on a final floor vote.

Representative Steiner, the conference committee member presenting the report, said the Senate accepted the campaign finance bill provisions that had passed the House previously and that the conference version retains current reporting requirements for contributions and expenditures while adding Secretary of State drop‑down categories for reporting. The bill delays the higher contribution threshold: for the next two years the current $200 reporting threshold remains, and the increase to a $250 threshold will take effect Jan. 1, 2028. The conference committee also added an attorney general opinion clarifying that political action committees do not have to keep filing if they are no longer doing business in the state, and it bars foreign nationals from donating on ballot measures.

The bill increases fines for late filings: first offense rises from $25 to $50; two weeks late increases to $100; and more than two weeks late carries a $500 fine. The bill keeps transparency provisions while allowing certain expenditures to be exempt if provided via an opt‑in; the Secretary of State will provide categorical reporting fields to replace a broad ‘miscellaneous’ designation.

Floor debate included Representative O’Brien urging stronger transparency and earlier reporting of beginning and ending balances; Representative D. Ruby supported the conference outcome and said the bill contains improvements. On final passage the clerk recorded the vote: 64 yeas and 25 nays. House Bill 13-77 was declared passed.","The House adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 13-77, updating campaign finance reporting categories, delaying an increased contribution threshold for two years, prohibiting foreign nationals from donating on ballot measures, and increasing late-filing fines.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252414,"House passes major transportation package, shifting legacy earnings and SIF allocations",542,674000,1216000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e&start=674&end=1216","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e/thumbnail_674000.jpg","/articles/6252414/North-Dakota/House-passes-major-transportation-package-shifting-legacy-earnings-and-SIF-allocations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252414-8644076db9887673328b5ff596159057/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175743&Signature=g8WNg~TCSdyDQsAcEPiIsbZPAW0A8ponj-G8Mh0iT2hTo51HtdJVsx3w1oU-KKmQkqIeKZoIRLYJLw3ajYyqHI6pfR42qY1eLCBLD8aSdH5TI69ehePo8umz7xjAr148mzj7w4brPx44MBs9WPYwVmzQvd6fAmbiYHvXjZBIopoFdNhV04TlTYKB0mbRjIXQW9wHbruXVW-ylgciixl2ArHAvpGCxD5irbAnegKAceQUxVPGKP2~VilFAIV9e900pZR5ZG58GRKgup4yKjQ-0JM9AKdhaMnA-PFv6BmQkgW1lfpN2~MfTNTwuo7a5B668qY3X6-gQ7TXWZKK~O-6tg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota House adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 20-12, a multi-part transportation and infrastructure funding package, and passed the bill on a recorded floor vote.

Representative Brandenburg, speaking for the conference committee, said the committee added a siren coordinator position, adjusted grant funding and authorized $7 million to the Department of Transportation for grant adjustments. The conference version set State Investment Fund (SIF) dollars for designated highway projects at $287,000,000 (a compromise between the Senate’s $271,000,000 and the House’s $326,000,000 figures), and included transfers of legacy fund earnings into the flexible transportation fund.

Brandenburg described allocations in the package: approximately $874,000,000 to the Department of Transportation, $299,000,000 to counties, $194,000,000 to cities, $80,000,000 to townships, and transit receiving about $13.7 million in total (including some grants). The conference committee also included a requirement that the Department of Transportation complete the four‑lane U.S. Highway 85 project between Highway 200 and the Long X Bridge, removed bonding proposals in the House version for a Highway 85 project, and eliminated a proposed gas tax change.

The bill restructured distributions from the highway tax distribution fund and adjusted the percentage of motor vehicle excise tax allocated into a flexible transportation fund. Brandenburg said the conference committee also moved sections addressing the passenger rail authority, repealed a previously established legacy earnings transfer of $100,000,000, and reallocated some portions of the Prairie Dog municipal infrastructure funds into county and township infrastructure grants.

On final passage the clerk recorded the vote: 86 yeas and 2 nays. Senate Bill 20-12 was declared passed.

Floor speakers also credited Speaker Weiss for leadership on transportation funding; Representative Viggasaw thanked the speaker for his involvement.","The House adopted the conference committee report for Senate Bill 20-12, creating a large transportation funding package that reallocates legacy fund earnings, sets SIF dollars for highway projects, and directs DOT on specific projects including a U.S. Highway 85 four‑lane requirement.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":104,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252419,"House approves state treasurer budget with small equity and IT additions",217,457000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e&start=457&end=674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3188829-167bbc97d5e6d807aea8612020bf3b4e/thumbnail_457000.jpg","/articles/6252419/North-Dakota/House-approves-state-treasurer-budget-with-small-equity-and-IT-additions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252419-654456a9553fa8efaf10aa2b66668209/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175743&Signature=BW8f1rpGnzl2Ki466GYp-THrj~4mLO58RbUdMITNPVno8-lx4zSTcHs86iOKJ8k8PwOYGQ4-BbEpi4vl-0lvnU9FL2asCalUrtHSy70ayefRxmRCiB287Bnax3qqj3rVeeeckHi0i03~TAqjjrIhS2P3VovgnFRACsHcqXl1BXOUvrBj0XJ4uPWWUd5dkhzRbT4DGxCQu-ww~bfD6WZHCIt6EwHHaoVEi1KSQiV0rR8hvuQoFBtWJNkUjXbuMNqzWr19JlP2CTYgEAaPv3b5BNyjDUbDw63z0FMRo3WCIRf9GLMN-yZyV~q8hZsYz7DOpvZ1rnnCSubV~SWN9yd5JQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Dakota House of Representatives on the floor adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 1,005, the appropriation bill for the office of the state treasurer, and passed the bill with the emergency clause.

The conference committee report, moved by Representative Kapanek, said the House accepted Senate amendments that removed the unclaimed property division as included in the House version and instead added $100,000 in equity-related funding and $295,000 for information technology. Representative Kapanek said the committee “folded like a cheap suit in conference committee” but summarized the net changes and moved the report.

The bill, as read on the floor, includes an amendment to reenact section 54-11-13 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to the salary of the state treasurer and carries an emergency clause.

On final consideration the clerk recorded the vote: 85 yeas and 4 nays. House Bill 1,005 was declared passed and the emergency clause carries.

Discussion on the floor was limited to the conference report presentation and procedural votes; no additional floor amendments or referrals were recorded in the transcript.

The House will transmit the enrolled bill for the usual processing required by law.","The North Dakota House accepted the conference committee report on House Bill 1,005, approving the state treasurer's budget with a $100,000 equity allocation and $295,000 for IT, and passed the bill with its emergency clause.","actionData","errors"]

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