House roundup: bills on audits, radon disclosure, ethanol incentives and school oversight moved through floor

The North Dakota House of Representatives completed a busy floor day on April 3, voting on a wide set of Senate bills that covered state auditing practices, real‑estate radon disclosure, ethanol incentives, agency budgets and school governance. Several bills passed with large majorities; measures that would expand DPI enforcement authority and a compact for school psychologists failed.

Why it matters: the bills collectively affect auditing procedures and fees, property transactions, ethanol industry funding and eligibility, state agency budgets, and services for people with disabilities. Some measures carry fiscal notes, appropriations or changes to how state funds are collected and distributed.

Votes at a glance (selected floor outcomes from the April 3 transcript):

- Senate Bill 2251 (auditor audits and charges): Passed unanimously on final House consideration (90–0). The bill codified charging practices for certain federally required audits, reduced a local retention requirement from 20% to 5%, and adjusted thresholds for occupational and professional boards; the state auditor’s fiscal note estimated a $343,300 reduction in general fund revenues and matching reductions in other‑fund expenditures for the 2025–27 biennium.

- Senate Bill 2204 (required disclosure of radon hazards in property sales): Passed 87–3. The bill adds radon hazard disclosure language to the universal property condition statement used in transactions; the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee supported the measure.

- Senate Bill 2333…