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Votes at a glance: House records passage of multiple bills on April 20
Summary
The North Dakota House adopted a series of conference reports and passed several bills on April 20. This roundup lists each bill, the floor outcome and the clerk’s recorded vote where available.
The House recorded final action on numerous bills on April 20. Several measures were approved with recorded roll-call tallies; selected results follow below. For each entry, the first and last cited transcript lines for that measure are included as provenance.
- Senate Bill 2297 — Passed (final vote recorded as "90 a, 3 nay"). Conference committee report adopted; House declared the bill passed. (Provenance: conference report introduced; final vote recorded.)
- Senate Bill 2294 — Passed (final vote recorded as "72 yay, 21 nay"). Conference committee report adopted; House declared the bill passed. The measure included changes on allowable amounts of medical marijuana and registry details. (Provenance: conference report introduction; final vote recorded.)
- Senate Bill 2291 — Passed (final vote recorded as "92 yay, 1 nay"). Conference committee report adopted; House declared the bill passed. The bill addresses guardianship, notices, and successor guardian appointment procedures. (Provenance: conference report introduction; final vote recorded.)
- Senate Bill 2262 — Passed (floor record shows vote line as "ADA 13 nay" in the clerk’s announcement; the House declared the bill passed). The bill concerns authority and appropriation for the kindergarten-through-12 coordination council and an agreed conference appropriation. (Provenance: conference committee report; final vote announcement.)
- House Bill 12-48 — Passed (final vote recorded as "94 yay, 0 nay"). The bill relates to the process for cost-benefit analysis for mandated health-insurance coverage and a two-year pilot within PERS. (Provenance: conference report adoption; final vote recorded.)
- House Bill 13-08 — Passed (final vote recorded as "94 yay, 0 nay"). The bill expands the Human Trafficking Commission’s membership and requires annual prevention education for students; implementation is contingent on a related Senate measure. (Provenance: conference committee report; final vote recorded.)
- House Bill 13-22 — Passed (final vote recorded as "89 yay, 4 nay"). The bill revises ambulance service reimbursement and balance-billing rules and directs a legislative study. (Provenance: conference report; final vote recorded.)
- House Bill 10-49 — Passed (final vote recorded as "81 yea, 13 nay"). The bill amends licensure sections for audiology and speech‑language pathology and limits subpoena scope for records. (Provenance: conference report; final vote recorded.)
- House Bill 12-29 — Passed (clerk’s announcement recorded as "ADA 14 nay" in transcript excerpt; House declared the bill passed). The bill addresses vehicle‑fleeing statutory fees and points reporting to insurance; conference committee amended certain point assignments. (Provenance: conference committee report; final vote recorded.)
Why it matters: The items above span healthcare directives, medical marijuana rules, guardianship and guardianship notice reforms, education council appropriations, human trafficking prevention, ambulance billing, professional licensure changes and traffic/insurance reporting. Most were adopted via conference committee reports or final consideration with roll-call tallies recorded by the clerk.
What’s next: Passed bills will follow enrollment/enactment procedures or, when required, proceed to the Senate or to the governor as specified by legislative process.
