Senate finishes floor action on more than two dozen House bills; roll-call summaries

The North Dakota Senate completed final action on more than two dozen House bills and related measures on March 10, 2025, passing the majority and rejecting a smaller number. Several items were carried with emergency clauses; a handful were sent back for reconsideration or failed.

Nut graf: The Senate considered bills on topics ranging from motor vehicle temporary permits and appraisal management regulation to criminal sentencing alternatives, charitable gambling fines, and tax classification of residential property. This "Votes at a glance" compiles each bill that received final action on the floor, the committee recommendation where stated, and the final roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.

Votes at a glance (bill — short description — committee rec / key points — final tally — outcome):

- House Bill 11-18 — amends section 39 (temporary registration permits): extends 30-day temporary permit to 75 days; clarifies display; transportation committee recommended due pass — 45 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent — PASSED.

- House Bill 10-80 — updates regulation of appraisal management companies (chapter 43-23.5): definitions, exemptions, ownership and record-retention rules; Energy & Natural Resources committee recommended due pass — 45 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent — PASSED.

- House Bill 14-40 — clarifies the cigar lounge certificate renewal process by verifying 15% of gross from cigars after a full calendar year (Finance & Tax committee recommended due pass 4-2) — 39 ayes, 6 nays, 2 absent — PASSED.

- House Bill 10-53 — repeals a 1933 section limiting the length of the state highway system; Dept. of Transportation-sponsored bill — 44 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent — PASSED.

- House Bill 15-43 — legislative management study on prescription drug pricing and maximum fair price — 44 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent — PASSED.

- House Bill 11-09 — technical corrections related to residential care and services for…