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Senate amends, adopts and rejects a string of bills; conference committees appointed
Summary
The North Dakota Senate considered numerous bills and proposed amendments on April 1, 2025. Several budget amendments were adopted, conference committees were appointed for return‑from‑house measures, and a mix of bills were passed or lost in final votes. This roundup lists the key actions and final tallies where recorded.
The Senate spent the day on a mix of committee amendments, budget adjustments, conference committee appointments and final passage votes. Lawmakers adopted multiple committee amendments by voice vote, appointed conference committees to resolve House amendments to several Senate bills, and recorded final passage or defeats on a number of measures.
Major floor actions and final votes
- House Bill 14‑83 (oil extraction tax reduction for wells outside the Bakken/Three Forks and related study provisions): final passage, 42 ayes, 3 nays, 2 absent; (effective date for section 1 after 06/30/2025).
- House Bill 13‑51 (prohibiting non‑consensual artificially created explicit images/videos — class B misdemeanor): final passage, 45 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent.
- House Bill 12‑68 (mandatory drug testing by human services zones; appropriation): final vote failed, 6 ayes, 39 nays, 2 absent.
- House Bill 14‑22 (amend driving‑while‑susp…
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