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Votes at a glance: Senate advances a package of bills including language clarifications, grants and program changes
Summary
The Senate adopted multiple committee-recommended amendments and recorded final passage on a series of bills covering grants, technical code changes, program wind-downs and data-security rules.
The Senate considered multiple bills and amendments across committees and on the floor. Several proposed amendments were adopted by voice vote during the session, and the Senate recorded final passage on a number of bills. Highlights and official tallies from the transcript follow.
Key final passage results recorded on the floor:
- Senate Bill 22-75 (pilot grants for K–3 foreign-language instruction): final tally 44 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent — passed. The bill creates a pilot grant program administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction with grants up to $2,500 per school and an appropriation of $49,500.
- Senate Bill 21-64 (clarifying confidentiality/disclosure for the North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project): final tally 44 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent — passed.
- Senate Bill 20-88 (insurance data security amendments): final tally 43 ayes, 1 nay, 3 absent — passed; the bill refines the definition of a cybersecurity event, adjusts reporting timelines (to 3 business days), clarifies the insurance commissioner's authority, and removes…
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