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Votes at a glance: key House bills considered April 10, 2025
Summary
Summary of final floor actions taken by the North Dakota Senate on April 10, 2025, including final tallies and short descriptions for several House bills that received floor votes.
This roundup lists final floor actions recorded by the North Dakota Senate on April 10, 2025. Each entry includes the bill number, a brief description, the final vote tally as recorded on the floor, and a short note on any Senate amendments or special conditions.
House Bill 14 85 — Personal needs allowance (Medicaid): A bill to increase the personal monthly needs allowance for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries in long‑term care settings. Final tally: 46 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent/not voting. Outcome: passed. Senate adopted a $15 monthly increase and indexed the allowance to inflation in the Senate amendment. (Proponent: Senator Cleary.)
House Bill 10 18 — State Historical Society appropriation: Appropriation for the State Historical Society and related Heritage Center projects; included SIF allocations and conditions on private donations for the military gallery. Final tally: 42 ayes, 4 nays, 1 present and not voting. Outcome: passed; emergency clause carries. (Proponent: Senator Meyer.)
House Bill 11 81 — Gender usage in Century Code: Amends section 1‑01‑34 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to gender usage in code and state records. Final tally: 41 ayes, 6 nays, 0 absent. Outcome: passed. (Proponent: Senator Beard.)
House Bill 11 44 — Transgender student accommodations (education code enforcement): Restores enforcement language and a penalty provision for provisions added in prior legislation; final tally: 40 ayes, 7 nays, 0 absent. Outcome: passed; emergency clause carries. (Proponent: Senator Lehi/Lam on floor.)
House Bill 1,600 — Immigration law clinic (UND School of Law): Creates an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law; amendment moved funding source from general fund to SIF for one‑time funding. Final tally: 34 ayes, 13 nays, 0 absent. Outcome: passed. (Proponent: Senator Wabamaw.)
House Bill 10 19 — Parks and Recreation appropriation and policy: Appropriation for Parks and Rec department; added statutory requirement that the Legislature approve creation/renaming of state parks. Final tally: 39 ayes, 8 nays, 0 absent. Outcome: passed. (Proponent: Senator Thomas.)
House Bill 14 17 — Criminal justice reentry practices and fees: Codifies certain definitions used for justice‑system tracking and eliminates specific monthly community supervision fees; final tally: 40 ayes, 7 nays, 0 absent. Outcome: passed. (Proponent: Senator Paulson.)
House Bill 14 50 — Parent/guardian access to minor examination room: Floor debate extensive; final tally: 18 ayes, 29 nays. Outcome: failed. (Proponent: Senator Lee; committee 3–3 tie.)
These tallies are the Senate‑recorded final vote counts on the day’s floor session. For bills that passed, enrolled bills will be transmitted for the governor’s consideration per standard procedure. For bills that failed on final passage, no statutory change will result.
